This Florida man paid to have his home lifted by 12 feet — with home elevation on the rise, is it a feasible solution for flood-prone homeowners?

Raising a house and its critical utilities above the Base Flood Elevation is a very effective strategy to protect a home from ...
MySuncoast.com

Raising homes above flood elevation is one option to protect against storms

The home is now above the base flood elevation, a calculation done by Sarasota County. “That should bring them up to a safer and more stable condition, and make them able to withstand future storms ...
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Flood insurance programs face impacts due to government shutdown

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - The U.S. is now two days into the government shutdown and WTOC is learning more about how it could impact you and your family. FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program is ...
Detroit Free Press

Shore officials raise alarms about proposed construction rules they say could hurt economy

TOMS RIVER ― Shore political leaders are sounding the alarm over Gov. Phil Murphy’s proposed new building requirements in coastal and tidal flood zones that they say will make it more expensive to ...