BOONE, Iowa—Boone County is publishing information from the Department of Homeland Security and Federal Emergency Management Agency pertaining to new updated flood maps for flood insurance purposes.  The public is encouraged to inspect the maps pertaining to interested properties and determine whether any appeals need to be considered.  The officials announcement says:

The Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency has issued a
preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), and where applicable, Flood Insurance Study (FIS)
report, reflecting proposed flood hazard determinations within Boone County, Iowa and Incorporated
Areas. These flood hazard determinations may include the addition or modification of Base Flood
Elevations, base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area boundaries or zone designations, or the
regulatory floodway. Technical information or comments are solicited on the proposed flood hazard
determinations shown on the preliminary FIRM and/or FIS report for Boone County, Iowa and
Incorporated Areas. These flood hazard determinations are the basis for the floodplain management
measures that your community is required to either adopt or show evidence of being already in effect in
order to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program. However,
before these determinations are effective for floodplain management purposes, you will be provided an
opportunity to appeal the proposed information. For information on the statutory 90-day period provided
for appeals, as well as a complete listing of the communities affected and the locations where copies of
the FIRM are available for review, please visit FEMA’s website at www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/fhm/bfe,
or call the FEMA Mapping and Insurance eXchange (FMIX) toll free at 1-877-FEMA MAP (1-877-336-
2627).