He gave new life to the downtown area with the ambitious River Relocation Project, which uncovered and redirected three rivers to form Water Place Park.

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During a similar relocation project last summer, federal biologists ordered workers to return 16 of 129 dogs they captured close to their existing holes because they didn't meet a capturing criterion: minimum weight of 500 grams.

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The county council said it is looking at the feasibility of the project and has not released details of the cost of relocation.

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