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Conn. shoreline property owners facing new financial reality

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Credit Jan Ellen Spiegel
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Rosemarie Sibilio's rebuilt home in Shippan Point.

Since January, shoreline property owners in Connecticut have been facing a new financial reality. In addition to the repair bills many are still paying after the storms of 2011 and 2012, including Irene and Sandy, thousands are now facing considerably higher flood insurance bills. The Connecticut Mirror’s Jan Ellen Spiegel reports this  increased cost of living on the coast has some worried it will become even more exclusive than it already is.