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Deer Creek residents press O'Fallon officials after floodplain inspection letters
Summary
Residents of the Deer Creek neighborhood pressed O'Fallon city officials at a Community Development Committee meeting after letters saying inspectors would conduct "substantial damage" assessments—language residents say included hail and nonflood events—raising questions about whether homes could be required to be elevated out of the FEMA-mapped floodplain.
Residents of the Deer Creek neighborhood pressed O'Fallon city officials at the Community Development Committee meeting about letters notifying homeowners that inspections for "substantial damage" could lead to requirements to elevate homes out of the FEMA-mapped floodplain.
The residents said the letters, distributed after a March hailstorm and signed by a city building official, included hail and other nonflood events in the examples of damage that could trigger a substantial-damage determination. "I do not understand how hail damage to my roof and the siding can be related to the flood," said Rod Thompson, a Deer Creek resident, during public comment. "The city should rescind their letter … and focus on…
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