Just received this email earlier….
Dear Neighborhood and Business Organization Representatives:
I am following up on my e-mail from last fall with additional information which may be of interest to your organization’s members (see press release copied below).
Please let me know if you would like any additional information, and thanks in advance for your help.
Sincerely,
Rebecca Fuentes
Community Relations Manager
Department of Public Works
City of Cambridge
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Do You Need Flood Insurance?
If you live or own property in Cambridge, especially in North Cambridge, Cambridge Highlands, Strawberry Hill, West Cambridge or Neighborhood 9 you should be aware of the proposed revisions to the Flood Insurance Rate Maps proposed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Your property may be in the proposed new flood plain limits and you may be required to purchase flood insurance. FEMA is in the process of updating the flood maps for Cambridge and surrounding communities. This process will revise the limits of the flood plain, which in Cambridge is principally located in the Alewife area. Approximately 160 additional buildings are proposed to be included in the revised flood plain limits in Alewife.
Residents, businesses, and property owners are invited to a community meeting:
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
7pm – 9pm
Peabody School Auditorium
70 Rindge Avenue
The Cambridge Department of Public Works (DPW) is sponsoring this meeting to help residents and property owners understand the proposed changes to the flood plain limits, the schedule and process for the flood map changes, how this may affect your property, and the insurance options available to you. Representatives from FEMA and the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation’s (DCR) Flood Hazard Management Program will also be in attendance to answer your questions.
The City urges anyone who thinks they may be affected by the new flood maps or would like more information to attend this meeting.
If you have any questions, please contact Catherine Daly Woodbury, Cambridge DPW: 617-349-4818/ cwoodbury@cambridgema.gov, David Mendelsohn, FEMA Region 1: 617-832-4713/ david.mendelsohn@dhs.gov , or Richard Zingarelli, DCR: 617-626-1406/ richard.zingarelli@state.ma.us. More information is also available online at http://www.cambridgema.gov/TheWorks/stormwater/fema.html.
