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Drought09-20-10 | News

Drought

With all or parts of six counties in West Virginia in a severe to extreme drought, the earth is hard and the brown crunchy grass has barely grown for weeks. It?EUR??,,????'?????<

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Todd Brooks of Valley Landscaping in Harpers Ferry is also feeling the effects of the drought. ?EUR??,,????'?????<

Brooks and Snowden expect their grass mowing business to decline some in the late summer, although this year has been extra slow, so they plan other activities during this time. ?EUR??,,????'?????<

Snowden said business had also been affected by the slow down in the housing market. While he?EUR??,,????'?????<

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Both Snowden and Brooks remain optimistic that their businesses are diversified enough to weather this hot, dry summer. And Brooks expects more lawn mowing is on the horizon.

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