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Fort Lauderdale and contractor fined $175,000 over blunders during drainage project

A canal running through River Oaks in Fort Lauderdale was once lined with trees that helped hide a shipyard to the west. The canal, shown Monday, is now lined with rocks. (Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun Sentinel)
A canal running through River Oaks in Fort Lauderdale was once lined with trees that helped hide a shipyard to the west. The canal, shown Monday, is now lined with rocks. (Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun Sentinel)
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Broward County got involved after residents complained about the contractor cutting down mangroves and dumping gravel into a canal. The city and contractor are each paying a portion of the fine.

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