New South Nassau flood zone lines draw mixed reaction
Photo credit: Patrick E. McCarthy | Some of the more than 500 South Shore Nassau residents at a Valley Stream meeting on flood zones go over a map of newly drawn lines. (Jan. 2, 2013)
More than 500 South Shore Nassau residents flocked to a FEMA community meeting Wednesday night to learn if they would be among almost 4,500 property owners removed from the federal flood zone because of updated data.
The newly drawn lines were unveiled by the Federal Emergency Management Agency at the Valley Stream Village Hall, where some residents became jubilant and others swore they'd...
