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City planning staff say watershed master plan will be presented for adoption next month to help Cape Coral lower flood insurance class
Summary
Planning staff updated council on a comprehensive Watershed Master Plan developed with Florida Atlantic University to support flood mitigation, resilience and the city—s Community Rating System (CRS) application; staff said they will bring a resolution to adopt the plan next month to help reach CRS Class 4.
Wyatt Daltrey of the Planning Division briefed the committee on the Watershed Master Plan prepared with Florida Atlantic University (FAU) under a grant from the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) funded by FEMA.
Daltrey said the Watershed Master Plan inventory and modeling work is largely complete and staff intends to bring a resolution for adoption next month. He told council the plan—s purpose is to reduce flooding from future conditions (new development, sea level rise) and to provide the documentation required for Cape Coral to advance from CRS…
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