Late breaking news
Starting Monday, landowners in Montgomery County, Blacksburg and Christiansburg will get the chance to review preliminary floodplain maps.
New Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) flood maps have been completed and are in the process of being shown to elected officials and also members of the public to facilitate their approval by local municipalities.
Tony McNulty, policing minister, said he backed maps showing crimes at council level although he was worried that publishing street-by-street information could jeopardise the confidentiality of victims and offenders.
A new application based on mobilePeople’s liquid MAPs+ product is expected to enhance Yell’s existing suite of free-to-use mobile products.
Changes to the maps, last updated in the ’70s, could impact insurance for Montgomery County residents. Montgomery County planning officials will make new flood mapping information available for the public to review Monday. Changes to the county’s floodplain could mean insurance premium changes in about 5 percent of the county’s households.