Flood maps to get revamp

This map compares the effective and proposed floodplains to show that the minor revisions the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) made on the flood map will significantly increase floodplains along the Coast Fork Willamette River and the Row River (Courtesy of the City of Cottage Grove).

COTTAGE GROVE – As city planner and Lane County floodplain administrator Eric Mongan delivered the news to city council on Aug. 28, councilor Alex Dreher said, “(Cottage Grove residents) will never know you did this, but thank you so very much.”

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