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Gregory letter: Floodplain

Regarding “FEMA flood map plans ...” (page one, Dec. 1): The floodplain — any floodplain — is not FEMA’s. It is Nature’s floodplain and humans have been infringing on these places for centuries. The front-page “news” story attempts to blame the Federal Emergency Management Agency for human mistakes. No, the floodplain is Nature’s, not FEMA’s.

Alan Gregory, Mountain Home

This story was originally published December 11, 2016 at 11:35 PM with the headline "Gregory letter: Floodplain."

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