Floodplain Remapping and Flood Insurance Affordability
Summary
Updated FEMA maps now place long-standing homes in the 50- and 100-year floodplains, saddling fixed-income and elderly homeowners with insurance costs they never budgeted for. Members pressed for state or federal help; staff said hazard mitigation grants mostly target public infrastructure, not individual homes.
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Last discussed Jun 23, 2026.
Impact analysis
Some homeowners may face roughly $200 per month in new flood insurance premiums.
Homeowners who check the new maps and secure NFIP coverage early.
Elderly and fixed-income homeowners newly mapped into flood zones who cannot obtain or afford coverage.
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