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Defining a Floodplain

Defining a Floodplain

Dave Mingo Photo: WNAX


The City of Yankton has a difference of opinion on the new version of flood maps being developed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Community and Development Director Dave Mingo says they would like some more time to come up with a response..

Mingo says the cities response could be expensive…..

Mingo says FEMA is making the potential flood threat worse than history has shown….

Heavy rains in March of 2019 caused extensive flooding and damage to much of the Marne Creek floodway, which is part of the remapping process.

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