(Radio Iowa) – Businesses have begun reopening this month at the shopping mall in Spencer that was hit by flooding that rushed through the community in June. Southpark Mall manager Kathy Anderson says the Palms Movie Theaters will reopen tomorrow (Friday). “Hobby Lobby’s been open for a couple of weeks,” she says. “Dunham’s is open…JC Penney’s is planning to be open on Friday…so we’re getting back there.” Hours of operation vary from store to store.

“Each store will probably be doing things on their own right now until they get all back and settled in,” Anderson says.

Flood levels in the mall reached 16 inches four months ago. Anderson says new flooring is yet to be installed in some areas, but she expects those projects to be completed by December. In July, Spencer officials estimated that 80 percent of the homes, businesses and other structures in the city were hit by flooding or sewer backup.