The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that it would lift its suspension of flood insurance policies being offered in Indianapolis in an effort to allow the city to amend its flood ordinance.
FEMA suspended the writing of policies April 22, reasoning that the city made mistakes when it updated its flood map and ordinance. The suspension would have potentially affected 7,000 Marion County residents.
The City-County Council has 30 days to change what FEMA considered mistakes in the ordinance. This compromise allows the city and FEMA to avoid a messy hearing in court.
According to indystar.com, City-County Council can make the corrections to the ordinance by Monday, when the entire council holds its next scheduled meeting.
Marion County started on its flood protection plan since last year, and sent details to the Department of Metropolitan Development for review and the City-County Council for review.
FEMA, however, found 10 mistakes on the drafted ordinance. The agency then suspended the writing of new policies in the area until the 10 issues were addressed. Six of the 10 were changed, but four must once again go through the council legislative process.
