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Greensville Board adopts new floodplain overlay ordinance adopting FEMA maps
Summary
The Greensville County Board of Supervisors voted Sept. 2 to adopt a new floodplain overlay ordinance (Resolution 26-15) that incorporates recently issued FEMA flood insurance maps; the ordinance will go to the state DCR and FEMA for final review and take effect in December if approved.
The Greensville County Board of Supervisors on Sept. 2 voted to adopt Resolution 26-15, a new floodplain overlay ordinance that incorporates FEMA’s newly issued flood insurance maps for parts of the county. County staff presented the maps and urged the board to rescind the existing Article 10 and replace it with an ordinance based on FEMA’s study.
County staff explained why the change was needed. "We've received complaints of additional flood in areas that didn't flood, especially along the Meherrin River," said Mr.…
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