The Nassau County Office of Emergency Management has recently received new preliminary flood maps from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
These new and updated digital flood maps help homeowners assess the probability of their flood risk. The proposed maps are to replace current maps which used data from 20 to 30 years ago. Tens of thousands of county and local homes have either been upgraded or taken off the flood zone maps.
From the Nassau County OEM Website,
The NYS Department of Environmental Conservation and FEMA have scheduled three seperate open house meetings for members of the public to ask questions and discuss the maps. These meetings will be held at the following locations and times:
Town of Oyster Bay
Cantiague Elementary School
Cafeteria
678 Cantiague Rock Road, Jericho
Tuesday, July 22
4 - 9pm
Town of North Hempstead
Theodore Roosevelt Legislative Building
Legislative Chamber
1550 Franklin Street, Mineola
Wednesday, July 23
4 - 9pm
Town of Hempstead
College Center Building
Multipurpose Room
Nassau Community College
One Education Drive, Garden City
Thursday, July 24
4 - 9pm
CURRENT FEMA MAP:
PROPOSED FEMA MAP:
http://rmc.mapmodteam.com/RMC2/Counties_Nassau.htm
(These maps are a FEMA product)
