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Lynn City Council restores flood-map item and votes to approve verification despite objections
Summary
The Lynn City Council took a previously tabled flood-map item off the table, heard extended objections about federal flood insurance from Councilor Amini, and approved the council action by roll-call. A later motion to reconsider failed.
The Lynn City Council on Thursday moved a previously tabled flood-map item back onto the agenda and approved a verification related to the federal flood maps after brief debate.
Councilor Amini, who objected to the approval, told colleagues she had researched the federal flood-insurance system and called it harmful to many homeowners. "It's worse than a Ponzi scheme. It's straight and measurable," Amini said, listing a 25-year history of costly hurricanes and questioning whether federal…
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