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Now, they’re fighting to keep it open. For families living on Graf Road in Highland Township, the area is their little slice of heaven along the Whitewater River.

Insurers say a neighborhood like the one built in Southern California protects residents from fire — and perhaps other close by properties as well.

Grossman said that the entire neighborhood plans to attend the meeting to urge commissioners to deny the request. Tri-State neighborhood fights to keep road open; man petitions to close it ...