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If this dike fails, Stanwood goes underwater
STANWOOD — Sid Roberts had just been mayor for a couple of weeks when he got the call in December.
It was Shawn Smith, who also was new to his job as city administrator. The dike just west of town had broken.
“This is a pretty big deal,” Smith said over the phone.
The four-mile-long mound of dirt and grass is all that is holding back Puget Sound. If it gives way, a high tide not only could flood over 1,800 acres of farmland, but submerge all of downtown Stanwood, endangering thousands of people.
https://www.heraldnet.com/news/if-this-dike-fails-stanwood-goes-underwater/
