Olive Branch, Mississippi officials have agreed to hire a firm to help the city challenge Federal Emergency Management Agency maps that identify a number of homes as being in flood zones.
Being inside a flood zone results in homeowners being required to buy flood insurance.
this week voted to hire . to examine the FEMA maps.
City officials say ETI’s initial investigation of determined that perhaps 200 homes out of up to 260 should not be in a flood zone.
Mayor Sam Rikard said in some cases FEMA’s information was incorrect about the number of culverts handling water or the size of the culvert.
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Information from: The Commercial Appeal
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Topics Flood FEMA Mississippi
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