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[email protected] on this, turn to Page 34. Area recovers the wetlands Residents of the Bayou would help Creek subdivision may soon see some relief from the water get from severe storms drainage issues in their out of that neighborhood after the whole ditch because the Orange Beach City Council Polar Bear Dip voted unanimously to make pipe has been silted in at a $19,500 one-time appro- the end.” A huge crowd turned priation. out for the Flora-Bama’s Rex Walker, president of Kit Alexander, Director annual Polar Bear Dip the Bayou Creek Property of Engineering and on New Year’s Day. To Owners’ Association, said Community Development see all the excitement while he and other home- for the City of Orange and revelry, turn to owners had worked to try to Beach Page 33 and check out manage the wetlands area this year’s event. near their neighborhood that serves for drainage yards there.” purposes, it had been diffi- Kit Alexander, Director cult for them to work in. of Engineering and Com- “The only thing we’ve munity Development for done is go in and cut down the City of Orange Beach, pine trees and basic pop- said the elevation of slabs corn trees we’ve cut down,” with some of the newer Walker said.