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Floodplain administrator: county must update ordinance or risk losing federal program; public hearing to be scheduled
Summary
The county’s floodplain administrator told commissioners the ordinance dates to the late 1970s/early 1980s, FEMA maps are outdated, and the state is pressing for an update; staff will work with county personnel to schedule a public hearing and pursue an updated ordinance template.
Glacier County’s floodplain administrator told commissioners that the county’s floodplain ordinance dates to the late 1970s or early 1980s and needs updating to reflect FEMA’s more detailed flood-insurance-rate mapping.
The administrator said state officials have been persistent about the update and noted the county’s current maps remain older flood-hazard boundary maps adopted in place of newer rate maps. ‘‘The state's been…
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