Army Corps to meet with neighbors about ‘high-risk’ levee system improvements

Nearly seven years after the devastating 2019 floods, neighbors in Sand Springs and Tulsa are still waiting for better flood protection as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers prepares to update the community on levee improvements.

Chance Marris knows firsthand what flooding can do.

Seven feet of water swept through his property during the 2019 disaster, forcing friends and family to move his house while he was out of state recovering from a four-wheeler accident.

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Army Corps to meet with neighbors about ‘high-risk’ levee system improvements

“It’s pretty crazy to think that there was that much water coming through here,” Marris said, standing where his home once sat…

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