Newton County floodplain staff warns of missing records, mapping errors and proposes tech fixes
Newton County floodplain staff told commissioners a recent regional study omitted the south end of the county, the Texas Water Development Board requested files for 76 properties that were initially missing, and recurring elevation-certificate errors expose the county to liability; staff proposed a software demonstration and centralized records to fix the problems.
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At the Oct. 7 Newton County Commissioners Court meeting, floodplain staff (identified in the record as Miss Ke) delivered an extended status update that flagged gaps in recent mapping work, missing historic records requested by the Texas Water Development Board and repeated problems with elevation certificates that can create liability for the county.
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