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WAYNE: Demolition of four homes that are prone to flooding is under way in Wayne's Hoffman Grove neighborhood.

The township is using nearly $6 million in state and federal funds to buy and tear down 34 homes that fall victim when the Pompton River overflows its banks.

Officials want to eventually remove all 120 homes and allow the land to return to a natural state.Wayne leads the state in the number of properties that sustain repetitive losses.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the state are to make more funds available for buyouts this year.

The Associated Press

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