Proposed Base Flood Elevation Determination
Kent County, Michigan
On March 23, 2005, FEMA issued a preliminary Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report and Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) for Kent County, Michigan for public review.
Notice of the proposed modified Base (1% annual chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) shown on the preliminary FIS and FIRM can be viewed by clicking on the link below. A Summary notice has also been published in the following local newspapers.
- Advance Newspaper - August 30, 2005 and September 6, 2005
- Grand Valley East Edition
- Rockford/Cedar Springs Edition
- Sparta/Kent City Edition
- South Edition
- Wyoming Edition
- Cedar Springs Post - August 30, 2005 and September 6, 2005
- Greenville Daily - August 30, 2005 and September 6, 2005
- Lowell Ledger - August 31, 2005 and September 7, 2005
- Sun News - August 30, 2005 and September 6, 2005
Publication of the proposed BFEs initiates the statutory 90-day appeal period provided for appeals and protests to the preliminary FIS and FIRM. Further information on the procedures is included in the document titled Appeals and Protests to National Flood Insurance Program Maps an excerpt from A GUIDE FOR COMMUNITY OFFICIALS.
All interested parties are advised that the statutory 90-day appeal period will end on December 4, 2005.
Resources related to Kent County, Michigan can be downloaded through the links below.
Proposed Flood Elevation Determination for Kent County, MI
Appeals and Protests to the National Flood Insurance Program Maps
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