Congressman Larson and FEMA to Host Public Meeting on Flood Plan Revisions in West Hartford
FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE:July 6, 2009
CONTACT:PaulMounds 860-278-8888
CongressmanLarson and FEMA to Host Public Meeting on Flood Plan Revisions in West Hartford
Hartford,CT-U.S. Congressman John B. Larson (CT-01) and officials from the FederalEmergency Management Administration (FEMA) will host a public outreach meetingregarding the recent revisions to the 100 year flood plan boundary maps onTuesday, July 14th from 5:30-7:30pm at the West Hartford Town HallAuditorium. After hearing concerns from residents in towns throughout hisdistrict, Congressman Larson asked FEMA to participate in a public meetingexplaining the recent flood mapping changes.
During the meeting,property owners will have the opportunity to hear from FEMA representatives onthe remapping process. In addition, FEMA will provide attendees of the meetinginformation about the National Flood Insurance Program.
Acrossthe country, FEMA is updating flood maps that display flood risk at aproperty-by-property level. As new maps are issued, property flood risk mightchange as well as property owners requirements to obtain flood insurance. Ifmapped into a high-risk area, property owners will be required to purchaseflood insurance if the mortgage is through a federally regulated or insuredlender.
InWest Hartford, over 120 residents who contacted Congressman Larson's office andWest Hartford Mayor R. Scott Slika concerning the flood map revisions receivedan invitation letter to the public meeting. In addition, Congressman Larsonalso sent letters to residents who were newly designated in high-risk floodareas from Berlin, East Hartford, East Windsor, Portland, and Wethersfield.
Themeeting is open to the public, and FEMA suggests attendees to bringdocumentation related to questions about flood insurance or flood zonedesignation. In addition, all non-residents of West Hartford attending themeeting should ask their town engineer's office for a plot/tax map withstructures including GEO Referencing of the flood layers for your property. TheTown of West Hartford will have plot/tax mapson hand at the meeting for its residents.
Pleasecontact Congressman Larson's Office at 860-278-8888 if you have any questionsconcerning the meeting.
What: PublicMeeting on FEMA Flood Plan Revisions
Where: WestHartford Town Hall Auditorium
50 South Main Street, West Hartford, CT
When: July 14th2009 5:30-7:30pm
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