Not Trusting FEMA’s Flood Maps, More Hurricane-Hit Cities Set Their Own Rules

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By James BruggersMar 19, 2019, 3:29 am212 pts
A growing number of cities are looking beyond the usual 100-year floodplain and requiring more homes to be built higher for their own protection. By James Bruggers In flood-prone regions of the country, a growing number of cities have lost confidence in the ability of the federal government's flood maps to…

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