Franklin county commission will be busy on Tuesday

County commissioners will hold public hearings on Tuesday dealing with changes to the federal flood insurance program.

Those changes include revisions to the flood maps and in some cases increases in the base flood elevations.

The county will also hold a public hearing on a rule to allow homes to be built up to three feet above base flood requirements.

Currently Franklin County has an ordinance that prohibits homes from starting their first floors above the base flood requirement, but the county will hold a public hearing Tuesday to change that rule so that people building new homes can save significant money on flood insurance.

If the change is approved homes themselves would still be limited to 35 feet in height, but the first floor of homes could start up to three feet higher.

County commissioners on Tuesday will also get an update on the ongoing repairs to the St George Island fishing pier, which may not be complete until mid-August.

There will also be an update on Weems Memorial Hospital and a public hearing to rezone property on St. George Island to C-4, mixed use commercial/residential.

Tomorrow afternoon the county commission will interview applicants for road camp superintendent.

You can see the full agenda on-line at oysterradio.com.

The county commission meeting starts at 9 Am on Tuesday at the Franklin county Courthouse Annex in Apalachicola.

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