County officials to hold hearing this week on floodplain ordinance

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County Commission has scheduled a public hearing on Thursday morning, April 3, to consider a change to Chapter 11 of the code of ordinances, which relates to floodplain management. In her memo to the Jefferson County Commission on Thursday, March 20, requesting the hearing, County Manager Shannon Metty explained that Florida statutes confer upon local governments the authority to adopt regulations designed to promote and protect the public health, safety and general welfare of its citizenry. She noted that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) had revised and reissued the flood insurance study for the county, which would bec