Monday, December 17, 2012
Bergen Lawmakers Have Been Pushing Legislation to Require More Updated Maps
In advance of the imminent release of new Advisory Base Flood Elevation maps by FEMA, Assemblywoman Connie Wagner and Assemblyman Tim Eustace called on the state to update all Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) flood hazard area maps to better protect homes and businesses from future storms. In mid-October, the Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee released a bill (A3262) sponsored by Wagner and Eustace with bi-partisan support. The measure is designed to help protect the public from flooding and facilitate smart development by requiring the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to quickly evaluate any newly released FEMA floodway delineations in order to allow permit applicants to apply for a permit using the …
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Towns are required to use the 1980 NJDEP flood map, not FEMA's 2005 flood map. Bill would allow the most current flood map to be used.
Legislation sponsored by Assemblywoman Connie Wagner (D) and Assemblyman Timothy Eustace(D) to help protect the public from flooding and facilitate smart development was approved by an Assembly panel on Monday. The bill (A-3262) would require the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to quickly evaluate any newly released FEMA flood maps in order to allow applicants to apply for a permit using the federal floodway delineation when it is at least as protective as the DEP's delineation. Senator Robert Gordon (D) is the primary sponsor of the senate version of this bill (S2208). "Over the years, many flood maps have become outdated due to urban growth, changes in river flows and coastlines, and even flood mitigation efforts," said …
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
New Milford, River Edge and Oradell meet with DEP to talk about flood maps and mitigation
Mayor Ann Subrizi, Councilwoman Hedy Grant and representatives from River Edge and Oradell met with representatives of the N.J. Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP): Cindy Randazzo, Director of the Office of Local Government Assistance; Fred Sickles, Acting Director of Water Supply and Geoscience; and John Moyle, engineer and Manager, Bureau of Dam Safety & Flood Control Also present at the meeting were borough engineer Margita Batistic, New Milford Police Chief and Emergency Management Coordinator Frank Papapietro and Borough Administrator Christine Demiris. Subrizi reported at both Monday's meeting of the Mayor and Council and Tuesday's meeting of the Planning Board that the meeting with the NJDEP focused on three areas: …
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Ulises
10:13 pm on Monday, December 17, 2012
Thank you Councilwoman Grant, and the rest of the council members, for supporting a resolution favoring this bill. Hopefully, the new maps will stop development along our waterways. more ›