Our speaker today is Amanda Torres. She is the Community Planner for the City of Rockport, Texas. She oversees land use planning and floodplain management for her organization.
In 2016-2017, the City of Rockport worked closely with Texas Sea Grant to develop a floodplain management plan, which is one activity that a community can do under FEMA’s Community Rating System to reduce flood risk as well as reduce flood insurance premiums for policies in the community’s Special Flood Hazard Area. The Community Rating System (CRS) is a voluntary incentive platform, under the National Flood Insurance Program, that recognizes communities for implementing floodplain management practices that exceed the Federal minimum requirements of the NFIP to provide protection from flooding.
Guests and community members are encouraged to come and hear this important message. It affects all of us and our wallets.
Meeting is from Noon-1 at the Rockport Country Club.
Reminder: If you can't make the meeting - notify the Secretary - Phyllis Kline at Phyllis@PhyllisKline.com or 361-557-1235.