Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dec. 15—Last week, Dickinson County received a letter from FEMA, said Brad Homman, county administrator, reading the county's ...

With only four states complying despite repeated reminders, the Centre is contemplating making it mandatory for states to enact floodplain zoning legislation if they want to access central flood ...

Multiple lawmakers on the Indiana Drainage Task Force expressed concerns on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023, about the accuracy of the state’s floodplain maps and said they now support a more robust system ...

The Logan Township Zoning Hearing Board Tuesday granted a rear setback variance to a Lakeside Drive resident for an addition to the back of his house. The primary “hardship” that justifies the ...

NACOGDOCHES, Texas (KTRE) - Nacogdoches city staff presented a “floodplain management ordinance’ to the city’s planning and zoning commission at Monday’s night meeting. Staff focused in on low lying ...

ASHEVILLE - With the future of development in Asheville's floodplains still uncertain, a first round of public policy discussions has begun after Tropical Storm Helene decimated parts of the River ...

Are enough Hoosiers up to date on statewide floodplain mapping? How are landowners being notified about changes to those maps? And should property owners have more say, overall, in what areas are ...