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Hundreds in Nassau neighborhood to challenge FEMA
Quick ReadThis would be the first group challenge on Long Island since FEMA approved the maps in September.
Photo credit: Sally Morrow | Jerry Kleinman, pictured here in front of his Bellmore home with his dog "Pugsley", has owned his home in Bellmore for 15 years and has never experienced flooding issues. When he was required to pay $2,500 for flood insurance due to FEMA's flood zone standards, he cancelled his flood insurance. (Aug. 17, 201)
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Challenging FEMA? Let us knowA Nassau neighborhood of more than 800 homeowners is banding together to challenge the federal government's new flood zone maps.
It would be the first group challenge on Long Island since the Federal Emergency Management Agency approved the maps in September.
The new maps added 25,000 Long Island properties, and owners of 347 of them have filed individual challenges to reduce the cost...
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