Some LIers fight inclusion on flood zone maps
Quick ReadLIers convinced the federal disaster agency has improperly classified their property as flood-prone - costing them thousands of dollars.
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Challenging FEMA? Let us knowLong Islanders convinced the federal disaster agency has improperly classified their property as flood-prone - costing them thousands of dollars in insurance premiums - have begun to fight back.
And some of them have won.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency added more than 25,000 Long Island properties - most in Nassau - to its flood zone maps when they were updated last September.
Since...
