IMPORTANT MEETING-----:TONIGHT----" Straight Talk About Floodplains"---Wednesday, October 29, 2008---Evansville High School 6:30PM

(Ed.note: This is a section of the web site of the City of Evansville on this topic. Click on the post for the full agenda for the meeting.)



8. What is the City of Evansville doing about the new floodplains?

This webpage is just one piece of our public outreach efforts. Other obvious examples are having FIRM maps, FEMA technical bulletins, and other information available at City Hall and the Eager Free Public Library.

The City Administrator has written columns in mid July and in late August in the Evansville Review about the new maps and floodplain requirements.

In early October, we mailed a "Living in the Floodplain" brochure prepared by the Wisconsin DNR to residents and businesses with property in the floodplain. It presents a lot of the basic information in a straight-forward format. If you didn't receive a copy, we have extras available at City Hall.

We are hosting a "Straight Talk About Floodplains" public meeting on Wednesday, October 29. We're working with the DNR on this one, so it will be your chance to ask the experts in person. The meeting is at 6:30 pm at the Evansville High School.

The City is preparing an application to participate in the Community Rating System (CRS). After approval in CRS, the City will earn credit for its effort at 1) Public Information, 2) Mapping and Regulation, 3) Flood Damage Reduction, and 4) Flood Preparedness. Aside from the obvious benefit of preventing or reducing property damage due to floods, the CRS credit will translate into a 5-10% reduction in NFIP flood insurance premiums for properties in Evansville.

The developer of Westfield Meadows has submitted an application for a letter of map revision (LOMR) for its development. Since this is much larger than just an individual house, the developer had to conduct a hydraulic study of the drainage ditch. What this comes down to is that after FEMA presumably approves the application, the Zone A designation will be changed to Zone AE. In the meantime, the City has the un-official numbers and can provide them to neighboring properties to assist with other map change applications.