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 "Over the years, many flood maps have become outdated due to urban growth, changes in river flows and coastlines, and even flood mitigation efforts," said …
Sunday, September 2, 2012
The best in last week's local news.
Michael Dipple, Hekemian's engineering expert, was recalled to answer questions about the effectiveness of the infiltration systems designed to control flooding that he has proposed for the site. New Milford residents keep a close eye on Cranford where the site plan hearing for Hekemian's controversial Birchwood proposal is now under way the the Union County Courthouse in Elizabeth. Danielle Shanley, Director of Curriculum and Instruction, said changes in the way the state looks at dropout rates impacted the school’s ranking. Outdated data and conclusions based on calculations few comprehend have Superintendent Michael Polizzi asking New Jersey Monthly, "What makes a great school, great?" In determining floodways, plains and zones, a FEMA…
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 ›