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City officials outline steps to improve flood-insurance rating; watershed master plan and grant identified as next steps
Summary
City building official said St. Augustine is a CRS class 5 (25% flood-insurance discount) and described prerequisites and a state grant opportunity that could help the city reach class 4 (30% discount). A reverification visit by the CRS coordinator was scheduled for the following day.
City building official and floodplain coordinator Buddy Shean briefed the commission May 6 on the Community Rating System (CRS), a FEMA-administered program that reduces National Flood Insurance Program premiums for communities that exceed minimum floodplain-management standards.
Shean said St. Augustine currently holds a CRS Class 5 rating, which yields a 25% discount on flood insurance premiums. Moving to Class 4 would raise that discount to 30%; to qualify the city must meet technical prerequisites including minimum scores on the Building Code Effectiveness Grading Schedule (BCEGS), a…
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