FEMA hosts meeting on flood mapping in Reedsport
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He said the previous mapping, which used data collected in the 1970's, counted 24 structures in the 100-year floodplain. Now there are 20.
Ike said the LIDAR mapping done a few years ago was able to tighten up some of the boundary lines and pinpoint which structures were in and which were out.
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"I don't think there was a whole lot of shock, I think people were just trying to get answers," Wright said.
He said the city has known the changes were coming for the last two years.
The levee was provisionally accredited by
"If these 550 properties are mapped with levee property, it would be roughly
The city has been working toward accreditation incrementally. Wright said the city needs to do
"We have adequate height for a 100-year event, we just don't meet
Ike said
"As far as our engineering team is concerned we understand that accrediting a levee can be a challenge and can be expensive," Ike said.
The levee was originally built in 1968 after a
The event was called "the most severe rainstorm to ever occur over central
Wright said the city has been maintaining the
"We're going to continue to write grants with the goal of being certified sooner than later," Wright said.
The maps will go into a 90-day appeal period in May, for any technical scientific information to be submitted to the agency. For example, residents can write in if they have a elevation certification that differs from the current mapping.
The map changes can be seen online at
After the appeal period is over,
Once the new flood maps are adopted, they will dictate flood insurance prices for federally-backed mortgages and inform land use and development decisions.
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