{"id":57079,"date":"2024-09-18T15:44:06","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T19:44:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=57079"},"modified":"2024-09-18T15:44:06","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T19:44:06","slug":"batavia-fema-flood-zone-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2024\/09\/18\/batavia-fema-flood-zone-update\/","title":{"rendered":"BATAVIA\/FEMA Flood Zone Update"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Press release<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Tuesday, September 10th, 2024 FEMA held a meeting at City Hall to review proposed flood zone updates, and present draft maps to City officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From the data FEMA collected, new flood zone maps were created for the City of Batavia. The draft maps include 147 structures (they include sheds as well as homes and businesses) and removes 282 structures from the current flood zone. In total, the City will have 1,052 structures in the new draft flood zone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">City officials have been asked to provide comments on the draft maps. The City will be conducting a detailed review of the proposed changes on behalf of City residents and businesses, but want to hear resident feedback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Below is a link to view the updated flood zone map from FEMA. We are asking residents and business owners to review the map and contact us with comments you may have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Genesee County Planning is creating a list of affected properties so the City can help property owners identify if the new maps will affect them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Properties added should carefully review their elevations and future issues of flooding. Properties that will be removed from the flood plain will need to work with FEMA to certify removal and reduce their insurance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The link below will allow you to view the updated flood zone maps. <a href=\"https:\/\/experience.arcgis.com\/experience\/3c7886e0e2bc43d9a7a9bbb1cda9bd81\">https:\/\/experience.arcgis.com\/experience\/3c7886e0e2bc43d9a7a9bbb1cda9bd81<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Press release On Tuesday, September 10th, 2024 FEMA held a meeting at City Hall to review proposed flood zone updates, and present draft maps to City officials. From the data FEMA collected, new flood zone maps were created for the City of Batavia. The draft maps include 147 structures (they \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2024\/09\/18\/batavia-fema-flood-zone-update\/\">Continue reading<i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[8,1],"tags":[4607],"class_list":["post-57079","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-batavia","category-uncategorized","tag-fema-flood-zone"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8eTP4-eQD","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":63911,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2025\/04\/21\/genesee-county-fema-issues-a-revised-flood-insurance-rate-map-for-the-county\/","url_meta":{"origin":57079,"position":0},"title":"GENESEE COUNTY\/FEMA issues a revised flood insurance rate map for the county","author":"aka","date":"April 21, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"An Open House on flood risk and insurance is planned for May 15, 2025 Press release County, state and federal officials are working to reduce the effects of severe weather and natural disasters. 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