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{"8752D876-5056-A066-609D-667C49D9BB16":{"TotalRows":1,"uid":"8752D876-5056-A066-609D-667C49D9BB16","title":"Senator Schumer visits Syracuse and urges FEMA to incorporate to maps","summary":"Syracuse, NY ","eventType":"chuck-around-ny","eventTypeLabel":"Chuck Around NY","date":"December 22, 2014","url":"about/chuck-around-new-york/senator-schumer-visits-syracuse-and-urges-fema-to-incorporate-to-maps","city":"Syracuse ","county":"Onondaga","lat":43.0499747,"lng":-76.15464309999999,"description":"<p>On Monday, December 22, 2014, at Creek Walk Bridge in Syracuse, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer urged the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to incorporate newly discovered data into its soon-to-be-released Syracuse flood zone map that would prevent 150 homes from being added to the flood zone and being forced to pay up to $1,200 per year in flood insurance premiums. Schumer explained that the City of Syracuse, along with New York State environmental officials, believe that the flood zone map FEMA is about to release includes inaccurate measurements of Onondaga Creek, which overestimate the potential for flooding. Schumer said that FEMA must incorporate the City of Syracuse and New York State’s new findings into its revised map that is set to be released in the next several weeks. Schumer urged FEMA to hold off on releasing the new flood zone map until FEMA considers the new information Syracuse will provide. Schumer said that without accounting for the new data, the proposed map could lead to unnecessary, onerous costs for homeowners and it could lead to added confusion if further revisions are made after the map is released.</p>"}}

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