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Cloud Lake adopts Palm Beach County Local Mitigation Strategy to preserve flood‑insurance discounts
Summary
The council adopted Res. No. 2025‑01, endorsing the Palm Beach County 2024 Local Mitigation Strategy Plan so Cloud Lake remains eligible for federal mitigation assistance and maintains Community Rating System compliance that reduces residents' flood insurance premiums.
Cloud Lake unanimously adopted Res. No. 2025‑01, which endorses the Palm Beach County 2024 Local Mitigation Strategy Plan. Council Member John Tyson moved adoption and Council Member Kathleen Hoock seconded; the resolution passed 4‑0 with Council Member Alexandra Powell‑Sardinas absent.
Council members were told the resolution satisfies a requirement to receive federal mitigation assistance funding and helps the town meet Community Rating System floodplain management requirements that allow residents to receive a discount on their flood‑insurance policies. The town's participation preserves eligibility for those programs rather than creating a new mitigation program.
