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Code Enforcement warns of DEC flood‑map deadline; committee discusses need for local law and intermunicipal agreements
Summary
John Graham, Code Enforcement Administrator, briefed the committee on a NYS DEC letter that links compliance with the National Flood Insurance Program to adoption of local measures; DEC set a July 21, 2026 target and the committee discussed an April 22 draft‑local‑law timing and the technical limits of Code Enforcement to perform floodplain engineering and permitting.
John Graham, Washington County Code Enforcement Administrator, told the Public Safety Committee on March 3 that a letter from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation warns the county to adopt local law changes to remain in the National Flood Insurance Program and avoid program suspension. The DEC letter sets a compliance target of July 21, 2026; Graham said the committee is working to have…
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