FEMA released a preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Map for Genesee County for the public to see and comment on. The current maps for Genesee County were developed in the 1980 s. FEMA, the New York State ...

Ithaca’s Common Council will vote to adopt new FEMA flood maps and update floodplain management regulations at 6 p.m.

FEMA has issued updated Flood Insurance Rate Maps for the City of Ithaca that will have a major impact on some residents if ...

The Ithaca Common Council voted unanimously on April 9 to advance legislation to align the city’s floodplain regulations with updated FEMA and New York State Department of ...

Proposed legislation would require annual flood insurance notices for property owners, clarifying critical coverage issues ...

Ithaca officials are preparing to adopt updated federal flood maps that could affect hundreds of property owners, according to the Ithaca Journal. The Common Council will vote April 16 on adopting ...

â So, what happens when those Flood Insurance Rate Maps are so antiquated that they do not provide crucial, accurate information identifying where flood zones are throughout the country?

Failure to adopt the Rate Maps would suspend the city from the National Flood Insurance Program, making access to insurance more difficult for Ithaca property owners, according to Lisa Nicholas.