Commissioners press for floodplain enforcement, consider hiring floodplain manager
Commissioners discussed illegal placement of fill in Leon River floodplain, noted the county lacks a designated floodplain manager, and agreed to review the 2010 flood damage-prevention order and consider contracting or designating staff to enforce the county ordinance.
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County commissioners spent an extended portion of the meeting on floodplain management after a commissioner reported concerns about fill and suspected illegal dumping in a Leon River tributary. Commissioners and county staff clarified that placing fill in a regulatory floodway can violate the county's floodplain ordinance and that the county lacks a designated floodplain manager to process permits and enforce compliance.
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