"It would have allowed us a calm breathing room to arrive a better funding source, " County Commissioner Keith Heck told CNN.

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Keith Evans, the county council's cabinet member responsible for highways, property and works, said the Objective One bid would be made after the feasibility study ends in September.

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In Sopchoppy, authorities rescued 57 people from homes surrounded by rising water, said Keith Blackmar of the Wakulla County Sheriff's Office.

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Alfred Neasham, 57, from County Durham and Keith Smith, 57, from Stockton-on-Tees.

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Councillor Keith Evans, chairman of Hampshire County Council's River Hamble Harbour Board, said he hopes the move will deter thieves.

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According to Keith Roysdon of The Star Press, Delaware County Commissioners have approved a plan that would allow tax bills to be sent via email.

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