Franklin County homeowners will continue to receive discounts on flood insurance

            When homeowners in Franklin County renew their flood insurance next year, they will continue to receive a 15 percent discount on their rates because of work the county does.

County commissioners this week agreed to continue the Community Planning Rating System so local flood insurance premiums will continue to receive a 15 percent discount.

The discount is attributed to better record keeping and other processes implemented by the County Planning office.

Continue road work and drainage maintenance around the county also helps lower the flood rates.

The 15 percent discount has been in effect since 2012.

The Planning office said that it hopes to increase that to a 20 percent discount by the end of 2016.

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