New flood maps take effect in February

            Changes to the county flood maps officially take effect on February 5th, 2014.

The county was notified by FEMA this week of the effective date for the new flood maps.

The new flood maps are part of larger changes in the National Flood Insurance Program in which the county has to participate in order to be eligible for federal flood insurance.

Changes to the federal program include redrawing local flood maps and in many cases raising the base flood elevations.

The program is also changing its rates.

The rate changes are being dictated by the federal government.

The county will also have to begin issuing flood plain management permits which they have never done before.

Those permits will cost an additional 50 dollars and require two inspections for homes built in high hazard flood zones. 

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