December 08, 2010
By: Bruce Berry
Recent changes to the flood plain map produced by the Federal Emergency Management Agency could force some residents of Valencia County, New Mexico to purchase supplemental home insurance to protect against flooding, according to a report in the News Bulletin.
Seventy-one homes in the Las Maravillas subdivision have been changed from an "X" to an "A" for flood risk rating by FEMA, the local newspaper said, adding that some residents were not happy with the way the changes were announced.
"The first I heard about it was last month when I got notification from my mortgage company telling me that I had 60 days to provide proof of flood insurance or they will buy it for me," said Donald Bice, who lives in the subdivision.
Nor is the federal government popular in the Lake Tahoe area, as the Sacramento Bee reports residents of the town of Truckee, California are up in arms over its labeling of a local dam as one of the most hazardous in the country.
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