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Staff urges adoption of updated FEMA flood maps to preserve federal insurance and funding
Summary
Julie Hyman, borough floodplain planner, told the committee the borough must adopt FEMA’s updated flood insurance study and rate maps to avoid suspension from the National Flood Insurance Program and the loss of certain federal funds.
Julie Hyman, a planner in the borough’s River Center who administers floodplain matters, told the committee the borough must adopt the most recent FEMA flood insurance study and flood insurance rate maps under federal rules and that FEMA set a February 28 deadline for action.
Hyman said FEMA sent a letter dated Jan. 17 reminding the borough of the deadline and the federal suspension regulations. She said the borough’s notification obligations under federal rules have been met and reiterated that the maps represent a snapshot in time: imagery…
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