Registration ends Friday for USFWS virtual town hall meeting

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will hold a virtual town hall meeting on July the 15th to discuss a recent Report to Congress on the Coastal Barrier Resources System Digital Mapping Pilot Project. The Coastal Barrier Resources Act removes the federal incentive to build on some coastal areas by prohibiting most federal expenditures, including federal flood insurance, that promote development in environmentally sensitive areas that may be subject to regular storm surge and flooding. The recent report to congress highlights the benefits of updating Coastal Barrier Resources System maps with more accurate and precise digital maps to better protect people, coastal areas and natural resources. There are currently 70 pilot projects affected by the Coastal Barrier Resources Act totaling 3.1 million acres of relatively undeveloped coastal barriers located along the Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico and Great Lakes coasts, as well as Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. That includes areas in Franklin county along St. Theresa and a portion of Alligator Point. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will hold the public meetings via webcast and teleconference on July 15th to provide an overview of the pilot project effort and offer an opportunity for questions and answers by the public and press. If you would like to take part in the virtual town hall meeting you will have to register by the end of the day on Friday. We’ve posted the link to do that on this story at oysterradio.com.

TO REGISTER CLICK HERE.