SDCC General Meeting – Special Presentation

A presentation on Virginia Beach’s participation in the FEMA/HUD Community Rating System (CRS) will be made by Ms. Whitney McNamara, City’s Environment and Sustainability Office.  Ms. McNamara will be providing an update on City’s progress in joining this program that will help residents save money on their flood insurance premiums and help improve overall city flood management plans.

The meeting is open to the public and will be held on Monday June 26th at 7:30pm in the Ocean Park Volunteer Rescue Squad hall (3769 E Stratford Rd, Virginia Beach, VA 23455)

Additional background information regarding CRS program and efforts to date can be found below:

• CRS Ratings for Hampton Roads Cities and Definitions –   CRS City Ratings and Definition
• 2015 VB City Report Recommending Applying to CRS Program –4 CommunityRatingSystemPolicyReport
• Norfolk CRS Rating Improves and Saves Tax Payers Money – Virginian-Pilot Article
• FEMA Notice on Norfolk CRS Improvement – FEMA website notice

We hope you can attend this informative meeting on a very important topic for the Bayfront neighborhoods.