Flood mitigation group working to improve city, county flood insurance rating
Messenger-Inquirer (Owensboro, KY)
Feb. 21 Owensboro and
Daviess County residents with flood insurance benefit from a federal program that involves local officials working to reduce flood damage, and educating the public about flood insurance and how they can help reduce flooding in exchange for a discount on flood insurance premiums.
The committee that oversees the voluntary program is hoping federal officials will give the city and county a larger discount in the near future, which would mean a bigger discount for flood insurance holders.
Vicky Connor, a planner for
Daviess County Emergency Management, said contractors from the
Are your flood insurance bills pretty high? There s a new program in Monmouth County that can help soften the burden.
The Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners are launching a floodplain management software for 17 towns who are currently participating in the National Flood Insurance Program Community Rating System.
We step back into 2020 for a second here as that s when Monmouth County was awarded a $125,000 New Jersey Department of Community Affairs LEAP Challenge Grant for CRS management software and the Commissioner’s used the grant money, along with $104,000 in CARES Act funding, to acquire the Forerunner’s Floodplain Management Platform, to manage the floodplain compliance and outreach in communities.
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Improvements Bringing Down Flood Insurance Rates in Cedar Rapids, Iowa By Marissa Payne | February 7, 2021
When Iowa’s Cedar River flooded over 10 square miles of the city in 2008, few property owners had flood insurance slowing recovery for residents and business owners as they waited for resources from the federal government.
In 2010, city officials set out to change that by beginning the process to participate in the National Flood Insurance Program’s Community Rating System, administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The city’s participation in the program means residents who buy flood insurance receive lower premiums for their homes or businesses.
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Question of the Day By MARISSA PAYNE - Associated Press - Saturday, February 6, 2021
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) - When the Cedar River flooded over 10 square miles of the city in 2008, few property owners had flood insurance - slowing recovery for residents and business owners as they waited for resources from the federal government.
In 2010, city officials set out to change that by beginning the process to participate in the National Flood Insurance Program’s Community Rating System, administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The city’s participation in the program means residents who buy flood insurance receive lower premiums for their homes or businesses.