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County and City Hosting Open House on Draft Floodplain Map Changes

Santa Fe – April 21, 2011- Santa Fe County and City will be hosting joint community open house meetings to provide information and review map changes regarding grandfathering properties within the floodplains for insurance purposes. The meetings will be on Wednesday, April 27 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the County Commissioner Chambers, 102 Grant Ave. and Thursday, April 28 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Genoveva Chavez Community Center (GCCC), 3221 Rodeo Road. During both open house meetings County and City staff will be available to print property specific maps showing the current effective floodplain map and the preliminary revised floodplain map. A 30-minute presentation will shown at 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. during both open house meetings (staff will not be available during the presentation to print floodplain maps).

County and City Open House Meetings
Wednesday, April 27 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
County Commission Chambers, 102 Grant Ave.

Thursday, April 28 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
GCCC Community Room, 3221 Rodeo Road

Property owners can view how their property will be impacted by the preliminary map changes by going to the Flood Information Portal at http://riskmap6.com/NM/SantaFe/.

There will be a formal 90-day appeal period, which will begin after the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) publishes legal notice in the local newspapers. Please remember appeals must be based on technical data. After the appeal period ends and modifications are incorporated, revised maps should become effective in spring 2012. Please note that National Flood Insurance Program policies are based on the current effective map, but there is potential for grandfathering the current flood zone.

For more information contact your insurance agent or go to the following link: www.floodsmart.gov/floodsmart/pages/flooding_flood_risks/grandfathering.jsp.

For more information on the open house meetings contact Shelly Cobau, County Floodplain Administrator at (505) 986-6223 or scobau@santafecounty.orgor Wendy Blackwell, City Floodplain Administrator, 955-6127, wmblackwell@santafenm.gov.