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Polk County commissioners raise floodplain, insurance and development concerns during reports
Summary
Commissioners reported constituent difficulties selling properties affected by floodplain maps, discussed proposed map updates and urged state/FEMA review; staff said the county would resume conversations with DNR and FEMA to seek resolution.
During commissioner reports at the Jan. 7 Polk County Board meeting, multiple commissioners described constituent problems tied to floodplain mapping, flood insurance requirements and resulting limits on property sales and development.
A commissioner described two recent cases of elderly property owners who cannot sell because lenders require flood insurance, estimating that roughly 30% of that commissioner's district lies in the floodplain and that the insurance cost for one property was about $6,000 a year. The commissioner said county staff are restarting discussions with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources…
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