Bradenton and Palmetto are considering more intense coastline development while Sarasota and Manatee counties struggle with flooding concerns.

In the aftermath of Tropical Storm Debbie, residents of Sarasota's Laurel Meadows neighborhood are slowly returning to their homes as the county implements critical flood prevention measures.

The inundations were unexpected because most of the properties were outside of the federal government’s officially designated flood zones. For years, experts have criticized the maps created by ...

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According to the Florida Division of Emergency Management, it's essential for residents to know if they live in an evacuation zone, a low-lying flood ... In Sarasota County, the evacuation levels are ...

Failure to adopt the Rate Maps ... Flood Insurance Program.” Federally backed mortgage holders are required to purchase flood insurance for properties in the 100-year flood zone.

she often directs them first to the Building Commission's flood zone map, which uses shaded colors and a corresponding legend to quickly deliver flood risk information to users. Residents can ...

Revisions to FEMA's flood maps will remove 300 homes in Quincy from the flood zone. The change could save residents a combined $300,000 annually in flood insurance costs. The revised map ...

SARASOTA, Fla. — If you are driving through school zones in the City of Sarasota, you'll need to pay more attention if you haven't been doing so before. That's because the warning period for the ...

Construction costs in Midtown likely will jump now that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has updated its flood zone maps, raising the required ground elevations for future construction.

Residents have since struggled to rebuild their lives in the town just west of Montreal, but Mayor François Robillard says the new flood zone maps are sparking more frustration. “Citizens are ...