Paradise council decides – reluctantly – to join flood insurance program
Friday, November 18th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Paradise council decides – reluctantly – to join flood insurance programBy D. Whitney Smith PARADISE — Mayor Leland Howlett says he believes FEMA has unfairly and inaccurately mapped dozens of properties inside a flood-risk area that doesn’t exist. Residents voiced concerns at a special public hearing Nov. 16, some of them ...
FEMA’s new flood map creates a touch of hell for Paradise residents
Thursday, November 3rd, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on FEMA’s new flood map creates a touch of hell for Paradise residents'They’re absolutely demanding that if you have a mortgage on a property that is in a designated flood area, you must have flood insurance.' - Mayor Leland Howlett By D. Whitney Smith PARADISE — Patience levels crested Wednesday night after a two-hour ...
Paradise council will vote on flood insurance program
Saturday, April 10th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Paradise council will vote on flood insurance programBy Paul Lewis Siddoway PARADISE --The Town Council is considering adopting the new National Flood Insurance program despite their hesitancy to trust information put out by FEMA. Zac Covington, from the Bear River Association of Governments, presented the council with maps put together ...