Fort Pierre Working To Correct FEMA Flood Plain Documents

Fort Pierre Working To Correct FEMA Flood Plain Documents

FORT PIERRE — The Federal Emergency Management Agency is auditing the City of Fort Pierre because of questions with flood plan maps. Public Works Director Rick Hahn says the examination of various documents goes back over a decade…

Those handful of residents face the risk of not being able to obtain federal flood insurance until they are in compliance…

Hahn says the audit includes a review of hundreds of required documents for residents in the flood plain…

Hahn says if not cleared up Fort Pierre could be placed on probation by FEMA until the issues are corrected. The review of building permits goes from 2010 to 2016.