LITTLE FERRY - Borough Administrator Michael Capabianco reported at the Little Ferry council meeting on June 9 that Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is scheduled to update its flood zone maps of the borough.
Capabianco noted FEMA maps are usually plus/minus 500 feet as it is their margin of error. Consequently, residents who were not previously in the flood zone area may be now.
Mayor Mauro Raguseo said if a resident did not experience flooding during superstorm Sandy, they should not be included in the flood zone as Sandy is considered to have been a 100-year storm. Also, he noted residents have a year to appeal FEMA's decision.
Raguseo said the borough plans to organize an event where residents can gather to discuss the process. If a resident has a Flood Insurance Elevation Certificate, they will "essentially be taken away from the zone, or insurance costs will be minimal."
According to FEMA, a community's permit file must have an official record that shows new buildings and substantial improvements in all identified Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHAs) are properly elevated, in order to show compliance with the floodplain management ordinance. As Little Ferry is a participant of the Community Rating System designated by FEMA, it is required, as a borough, to have the Elevation Certificate.
Raguseo said residents have plenty of time to appeal any change in designation as the new maps will not go into effect until 2016.
The projected date of effect is May 16, 2016, according to FEMA, who notes this is only an estimate. FEMA encourages residents who have questions or concerns to call FEMA's Flood Map Service Center at 1-877-FEMA MAP.
That gave me a headache......
"See Any Mis-Information in this News Article?"
Only between the first and last capital letters.
500' error??????!!!!!!!!!! That would include all of New Jersey:totalstation:
Not the only problem with the article but definitely the most gross of errors
"If a resident has a Flood Insurance Elevation Certificate, they will "essentially be taken away from the zone, or insurance costs will be minimal."
That ain't gonna happen. B-)
He probably means 500 ft. horizontaly.
FL/GA PLS., post: 324297, member: 379 wrote: "If a resident has a Flood Insurance Elevation Certificate, they will "essentially be taken away from the zone, or insurance costs will be minimal."
That ain't gonna happen. B-)
I agree. That is the most perplexing statement in the article. An elevation certificate can help or hurt, when it comes to costs, and definitely will not "take you away" from your flood zone.
Paden hit the nail on the head. There is enough erroneous information that we can recognize that it encourages us to think that all of it is erroneous.
Why, why, why? Let's save the "pack of lies" articles for the political pages.
This morning I sent an email to the reporter to inform her of the many inaccuracis of the story and asked her to verify the atatemenst with FEMA.
More to follow I am sure.
Chuck S, post: 324479, member: 698 wrote: This morning I sent an email to the reporter to inform her of the many inaccuracies of the story and asked her to verify the atatemenst with FEMA.
More to follow I am sure.
I thought that it was reporting blunders and errors upon reading. Been there done that with reporters about surveying issues. They can drop or omit a word or get a number wrong. A word left out changes a lo of meaning. Plus newspapers are fading away and journalistic quality is way down. on what is important.
500' foot shift in a zone is pretty huge here at times but it can happen and sometime more. I know the terrain is pretty flat there like here. ( I used to partay in Little Ferry at club on 46 back as a teen.)
One of the things in the article that spelled trouble was the review proles. Usually, it is held by FEMA conjunction with the local government. Then also , the local government reviews and then appeals too. But I ave seen one city here in LA just railroad it in with no public review. A lot of FEMA dollars out there that they do not want to slip off the table.After Katrina, all the local maps were reissued ( actually some were in the process before Katrina struck). Some are still being reviewed and appealed.
The mayor's comment about making Sandy a benchmark for determination zones is not wise of course. But for certain it does have some bearing.
The issue is important if there is some major development going on in Little Ferry besides a neo- neon diner, I still prefer the Bendix if I was in the general area.:-)
Look at all the envelopment in the Meadowlands area. If there has been no ordinances about zero run-off, then water is going somehwere. There are s/d that flood here now that never flooded in the past until 'upstream' development both commercial and residential hit the tipping point and infrastructure could not keep up with the runoff.
I should have edited this to include
A lot of FEMA dollars out there that they do not want to slip off the table before it slips into their pockets or supporters pocket
