Old Fort business awaits agency ruling on floodplain
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Old Fort business awaits agency ruling on floodplain
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Article describes a dilemma facing an Old Fort busines--Parker Hosiery. The company wants to build a shipping/receiving area next to their plant in Old Fort, but the site they proposed sits on the Mill Creek floodplain. If the rules around developing in a flood plain aren't followed, it's stated that the flood insurance of the entire county is at risk. The company wants FEMA to relax its rules surrounding the area so that they can go through with their building plans.
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Newspapers.com
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English
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NEWS_149
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11
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Gerry Richardson, “Old Fort business awaits agency ruling on floodplain,” Come Hell or High Water Community Memory Project, accessed January 25, 2026, https://helenehistory.omeka.net/items/show/739.