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How will Tampa help those living south of Gandy Boulevard whose homes are threatened by flooding? The city is almost done with a long study on land use, coastal flooding and possible changes to curb development.
There has been a lot of residential development over the last ten to fifteen years and people who have been living here a long time say that is the reason for their flooding problems now.
Michelle Mastrototaro has lived in her home in Port Tampa for the past fourteen years, along with her five children including one who is blind and has autism. The past nine months she's seen two major floods come to her door, with Tampa Bay rolling up past her picket fence.
“I looked like I was part of the ocean. You didn't see nothing but water,” she said.
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