Following a storm that inundated Franklin County, Missouri, residents of Sleepy Hollow land lease community said Pin Oak Creek overflowed and flooded the community because a bridge built over the creek impeded the flow of the water. Firefighters rescued about a dozen people from the flash flood.

Residents told fox2now the bridge connecting the community to an area where more homes are to be sited has five pipes to carry the water through, but debris clogged the pipes, causing the creek to back up. The water came up under the homes without harming them, but did damage some cars.

The community is owned by East Central Mobile Homes, and an employee said Cassie and Ed Schmelz are the main operators, although in a later phone call, MHProNews has learned Ed Schmelz said he had sold his interest in the community.

The floodplain administrator for Franklin County, Tori Karim, said the bridge like the one residents alleged was built would have required a floodplain development permit, but no application was ever made for it. ##

(Photo credit: fox2now–Pin Oak Creek overflows in Sleepy Hollow land lease community)

Article submitted by Matthew J. Silver to Daily Business News- MHProNews.