ACRPC planner warns New Haven to update flood bylaws before new FEMA maps take effect

Jul 13, 2026

Addison County Regional Planning Commission emergency management planner Andrew L’Roe told the New Haven Planning Commission that FEMA’s revised Flood Insurance Rate Maps are projected to be official in fall 2028 and urged the town to adopt updated state model flood hazard and river‑corridor bylaws to preserve NFIP insurance eligibility.

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Andrew L’Roe, Emergency Management Planner for the Addison County Regional Planning Commission, told the New Haven Planning Commission that federal floodplain maps have been redrafted and are projected to become official in the fall of 2028.

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