Kellogg sees progress in FEMA flood map dispute
The South Fork of the Coeur d’Alene River flows through a channel in Kellogg. City officials say updated river data shows flood risks along the corridor are lower than those reflected on current FEMA flood maps.
JOSH McDONALD
Mayor Rod Plank said there is “light at the end of the tunnel" as Kellogg revises federal flood maps it says are outdated and inaccurate, forcing hundreds of property owners to carry mandatory flood insurance.
Plank said the revision would reduce the number of parcels in the mapped floodplain from 1,118 to 523 and shrink the designated floodplain area from about 2,500 acres to 760 acres.
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