AL: Alabama’s Dam Oversight Void Stirs Safety Concerns, Confusion

Stateline: CENTRE, Alabama — When Scott Curry brought a backhoe to the banks of Terrapin Creek here two years ago, he wasn’t expecting to cause a ruckus. After all, his in-laws own this patch of land where an aging grist mill sits. It’s just one slice of many properties, complete with “No Trespassing” postings, that the Ellis family has purchased along the forest-lined waters.

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