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Most folks don't remember that the land where the malls and I-295 stand was once swamp and farmland- the Pawtuxet River would overflow there and little harm was done, except to a few early potato crops. Once that land was developed and homes were built right to the water in Cranston by unscrupulous developers (and bought by foolish consumers), the overflow had nowhere to go... Hydrodynamics 101.

Greed, ignorance of the publicand p**s-poor planning are the "usual suspects" in RI.

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