Plans to change the flood zone maps in Springfield, Mo. have several residents upset that they will have to buy flood insurance for property that they say has never flooded. More than 100 homeowners attended a meeting on Oct. 31 with city officials to discuss the maps, which would make 340 parcels and 116 structures currently outside the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) 100-year flood zone part of a revised flood area.
Missouri residents question accuracy of new flood maps
Tuesday, November 11th, 2008
Property
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