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Public hearing on flood damage prevention highlights notification and basement concerns
Summary
At a public hearing on the city’s flood damage prevention local law, residents raised concerns about whether property owners were properly notified of new flood-zone maps and asked clarifying technical questions about basements and flood risk.
The Common Council opened a public hearing on Local Law 1-86, a flood damage prevention measure, on April 16. Two residents spoke, focusing on on-the-ground flood management and questions about notice to homeowners after map updates.
Scott McCasland, who said he has lived in Ithaca his whole life and owned his home for 23 years, urged focusing on physically managing water to prevent home flooding. “The most…
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