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flag Downtown Pullman businesses, including a dress shop that lost 491 dresses, are recovering from flooding despite recent $12.3 million infrastructure upgrades meant to prevent it.

flag Downtown Pullman businesses are recovering from flooding that damaged multiple establishments, including a 20-year-old dress shop where 491 dresses were ruined, despite recent $12.3 million infrastructure upgrades under Project Downtown Pullman. flag Completed over a year ago, the project included new storm and sewer systems, street and sidewalk reconstruction, and improved landscaping to prevent flooding. flag Business owner Melanie Hodges criticized the city’s planning and execution, saying the project failed to prevent damage and compounded financial strain after an eight-month reconstruction that reduced foot traffic. flag Concerns have resurfaced about the project’s effectiveness, even though it was funded by utility and street budgets and local and federal grants.

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