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Benton County backs 'no action' on FEMA floodplain rule, directs staff to submit comment letter
Summary
The Benton County Board voted to support Alternative 1 (no action) on FEMA's draft environmental impact statement for the National Flood Insurance Program and directed staff to submit a county-specific public comment letter by Oct. 6, 2025, citing feasibility and local impact concerns.
Benton County commissioners voted to support Alternative 1 — the ‘‘no action’’ option — in FEMA's draft environmental impact statement for the National Flood Insurance Program and directed staff to finalize and file a county public comment letter by Oct. 6, 2025.
County staff and invited experts presented the DEIS and implementation plan during the commission meeting. Toby (Speaker 5), the county's floodplain staff lead, outlined the three alternatives: "The options are alternative 1 is take no action," and described Alternatives 2 and 3 as proposals that would impose "no net loss" habitat standards or require all floodplain development to meet specific habitat-protection standards, respectively. Staff also…
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