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Park County commissioners adopt updated floodplain regulations after debate on stronger protections
Summary
The Park County Board of County Commissioners voted to adopt the county’s 2025 floodplain hazard management regulations — a set of largely model rules required for continued participation in the National Flood Insurance Program — after public comment urging stronger standards and commissioners discussing impacts on agriculture.
The Park County Board of County Commissioners voted May 20 to adopt updated 2025 Park County floodplain hazard management regulations, a set of amendments written to keep the county in the National Flood Insurance Program administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
The adopted package follows the 2022 model regulations issued by the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation and retains a few local definitions the county found useful, county staff said. Commissioners said the update is necessary to preserve FEMA insurance eligibility for residents in mapped floodplains.
The vote came after the board heard public comment urging the county to go beyond the…
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