New Flood maps out for Dare County

The newly revised flood maps have been received by the town and county governments and are open for review by property owners. A startling statistic I learned when reading about these maps is that 82 percent of the land in Dare is in a flood zone of some type requiring flood insurance to build (or at least finance). The parcels I looked at of interest to me drew a mixed bag when compared to the last maps. One went lower, a couple of others drastically higher (meaning more expensive and restrictive on building) and another practically unchanged. The maps must be adopted and approved by each town or county (if unincorporated) before they become law. It is estimated this process could take 9 months to a year.