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Planning Board again swats down effort to ease floodplain construction rules

Mills River Fire Chief Rick Livingston issued an invitation to anyone who doubted the severity of floods in Henderson County: ‘The next flooding event that we have, go to your nearest fire department and run some calls with us.’

By Bill Moss, Published: September 27, 2023

A landowner who wants Henderson County to relax regulations that prevent development in floodplains failed to win endorsement of the idea from the Henderson County Planning Board, which voted 5-2 last week to recommend denial of a zoning text amendment.

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