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Thursday, April 24, 2014

Ocean City Decides Against Hiring Firm To Endorse Flood Insurance Appeals; Major Changes Ahead For Coastal Property Owners

OCEAN CITY – The City Council decided this week against contracting with an engineering consultant firm to represent the city when, or if, property owners appeal to the federal government over proposed changes to flood insurance rates.

The decision means Ocean City will remain the middle man between property owners and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) when it comes to individuals appealing proposed changes to the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM).

The Town of Ocean City received a letter in February from Flood Insurance and Mitigation Administration Chief of Engineering Managment Branch Luis Rodriguez explaining the 90-day appeal process for the proposed changes in the FIRM and Flood Insurance Study (FIS).
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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

it's about time they start regulating the construction on the shorelines our insurance rates are affected with every rebuild after bad storms

Anonymous said...

If you can afford to live on the beach, screw you for increasing my insurance premiums. Move if you don't want to have water in your house!!

Anonymous said...

Welfare for the wealthy == it's time to end it and make the owners pay their fair share.