[StBernard] St. Bernard Parish Government to Hold Open House on Proposed New Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM)

[Westley Annis]

St. Bernard Parish Government to Hold Open House on Proposed New Flood
Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM)

 

St. Bernard Parish Government will host an open house on February 28, 2013
to view the proposed Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM).  Officials from FEMA
Region 6 will be on hand for the open house which will be held in the St.
Bernard Parish Council Chambers, located at 8201 W. Judge Perez Drive,
Chalmette from 2:00 until 7:00 p.m.  

 

Property owners are encouraged to attend the open house to see how their
property will be categorized on the new maps.  Several areas of the Parish
will be moving out of Flood Zone A and into Zone X.  This will result in
probable savings on flood insurance premiums once the maps have gone through
the 90 day appeal period, and the six month adoption period by the Parish
Council, to become effective.  Flood insurance rates are based on the
effective map.  Some areas of the Parish that are now in Zone X (former B or
C) will be moving into Flood Zone A.  Property owners may go to the
following website for information on their property in relation to the new
maps http://www.riskmap6.com/Community.aspx?cid=119&sid=2.