Homer City Planning Director Rick Abboud found illogical flaws in new flood maps designed by the Federal Emergency Management Administration, and his concerns were heard all the way to Washington, D.C., along with those expressed by Juneau&#039;s city administrators over the same problem.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski today took the opportunity of FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate&rsquo;s appearance before the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee to follow-up on some unresolved issues surrounding the accuracy of updated flood maps in Alaska. Both Juneau and Homer residents have said the cities were not fully consulted with during the evaluations.