Residents, business owners, and community leaders in unincorporated Mitchell County, and the Towns of Bakersville and Spruce Pine are invited to attend a public open house meeting on Thursday, April 30th in the auditorium of the former campus of the old Bowman Middle School, located at 410 South Mitchell Avenue in Bakersville, NC. The open house will be held from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The purpose of this event is to review and discuss the latest updates to local flood hazard and flood risk data.
The open house will give participants the opportunity to:
- Review the results of the preliminary flood risk data
- Learn how to submit appeals and comments on the revised studies
- Ask questions about the updated flood studies and the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)
Local staff will be available to help residents locate their properties on the updated maps and better understand their level of flood risk. Representatives from the North Carolina Floodplain Mapping Program will also be on site to explain the preliminary map update process, answer questions about flood insurance, and provide guidance on floodplain management.
This event is open to the public. All interested stakeholders are encouraged to attend.
NOTE TO EDITORS: For more information on the public meeting, contact: Stacey Fuller, CFM, NCFMP Outreach Planner, 919-825-2315 or Mitchell County Building Inspections at 828-688-4771.