County residents invited to Flood Map Open House
CHILLICOTHE— Representatives from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will be hosting a Virtual Flood Map Information Open House for communities in Ross County.
The open house, scheduled from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. July 26 will give residents the chance to review a preliminary version of a recently completed Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report and its accompanying preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs).
The FIS and the FIRMs provide base flood information, designate areas that are subject to significant flood hazards within the county and offer information that public officials may use to permit development in the floodplain.
At the virtual open house representatives from various local, state and federal agencies will provide the most current information about flood risk, flood insurance, floodplain development regulations and the process for floodplain mapping within Ross County. The newly prepared preliminary floodplain maps can also be reviewed at the meeting. Once the maps go into effect they will be used as the basis for flood insurance ratings as well as local flood protection regulations adopted under the National Flood Insurance Program. FEMA also intends that they be used as tools to assist planning processes and outreach efforts to quickly respond to and recover from future events.
The meeting will take place on Zoom, the meeting ID is 948 3690 3698 and the password will be 668458. You can also call into the meeting using one of the following telephone numbers and entering the meeting ID and passcode:
301-715-8592
312-626-6799
646-876-9923
Property owners, realtors, lenders and insurance agents are urged by FEMA to take advantage of this opportunity to learn more about flood risk and hazard mitigation within the community. Digital files of the Preliminary FIRM and FIS report can be downloaded from the FEMA website.
This article originally appeared on Chillicothe Gazette: County residents invited to Flood Map Open House
