Commission approves NFIP compliance commitment letter to close two legacy audits
Nov 5, 2025
The commission voted to approve a letter committing to NFIP compliance and to document two legacy floodplain permit/address discrepancies so FEMA can close two past Community Assistance Visit items while the county builds a permanent compliance program.
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County staff asked the board to approve a commitment letter to FEMA stating Baker County’s intention to rebuild its NFIP compliance program and to resolve two legacy property records identified during a prior community assistance visit. Staff explained that the two properties had addressing discrepancies stemming from the county’s 1998 conversion from rural‑route addresses to 9‑1‑1 addressing and that elevation certificates and other flood‑plain records must be documented in the county archive.
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