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Borough to adopt updated FEMA flood maps after lidar remapping; public open houses set for June
Summary
Adam Pruitt, the borough’s floodplain administrator, told the Chena Riverfront Commission on April 23 that FEMA’s updated flood maps—based on lidar—will change which properties are mapped as high‑risk and that public open houses are scheduled for June.
Adam Pruitt, the borough’s floodplain administrator, told the Chena Riverfront Commission on April 23 that the community is in the final stages of adopting FEMA’s updated flood insurance rate maps, which are based on high‑resolution lidar elevation data.
Pruitt said the remapping effort has been underway for roughly a decade and uses modern lidar data to more accurately model flood extents. The updated maps remove a substantial number of structures and parcels from high‑risk…
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