03 Nov 2009 02:53pm | Posted by Steve Rogers | Local News, Political, Business, Finance
Hearings Set on Proposed Flood Maps
The Mississippi Flood Map Modernization Initiative Team will host a Flood Risk Open House in four counties in NorthMississippi later this month.
The dates and locations are:
Lowndes County -- Nov. 16, Trotter Convention Center
Calhoun County -- Nov. 17, Calhoun County Courthouse in Pittsboro
Pontotoc County -- Nov. 18, County Courthouse in Pontotoc
Union County -- Nov. 19, Magnolia Civic Center, located at 127 E.
Bankhead St. in New Albany.
All the meetings are 5-7 p.m.
The team, which includes representatives from the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency, the Mississippi Department of
Environmental Quality, and Mississippi Geographic Information LLC, will be available to address questions from the public.
The open house will provide the public with an opportunity to review the recently completed preliminary Flood Insurance Study (FIS) and its
accompanying preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) that include base flood information and identification of areas subject to flood hazards within the county. The maps are also available for viewing at the MDEQ web site.
Local and state officials will be present to provide information about
flood risk, flood insurance, floodplain development requirements, and the process used for floodplain mapping. Once the preliminary FIRMs become effective, these maps will be used by floodplain permit officials, builders and developers, lenders, realtors, insurance agents, and the general public to determine flood risk.
Property owners, realtors, lenders, and insurance agents are encouraged to attend and take advantage of this opportunity to learn more about flood risk and hazard mitigation.
