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Flood Protection Efforts Benefit Community
The history of Fort Wayne has been marked by periodic flooding. In 1991,
various efforts were made by Community & Economic Development staff to protect
homes and businesses from the damaging effects of flooding.
The 1991 Flood Report, produced by the Long Range Planning Section,
highlighted a new 24-month work program as well as an updated flood protection
plan. Of the various goals presented in the plan, two were new in 1991:
participation in the Community Rating System (CRS) program, and the acquisition of
flood prone properties.
Long Range planners coordinated the CRS program. The program has reduced
flood insurance premiums for Fort Wayne policyholders by five percent; continued
flood prevention efforts may allow further reductions in the future.
Thanks to Community & Economic Development's acquisition program, several
Fort Wayne property owners will no longer have to routinely battle encroaching flood
waters. The program was coordinated by the Long Range Planning staff who selected
flood-damaged and flood-prone properties, and the Redevelopment staff who used
Community Development Block Grant funds to acquire the properties and relocated
the former residents. Neighborhood Code Enforcement assisted with inspections to
ensure that the new homes of residents were safe.
These efforts will reduce future flood damage and reduce costs for both
taxpayers and owners of property in the floodplain. Community & Economic
Development will continue the programs to help ameliorate flooding in the city of three
rivers.
Object Description
| Title | Annual report (1991) |
| Creator | Fort Wayne (Ind.). Community & Economic Development |
| Topic | Economic Development |
| Subject |
Fort Wayne (Ind.). Community & Economic Development--Periodicals City planning--Indiana--Fort Wayne--Periodicals |
| Geographical Coverage | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| Date of Original | 1991 |
| Time Period | 1900-1999 |
| Source | Print version: Fort Wayne (Ind.). Community & Economic Development. Annual report. 1991 ed. (Fort Wayne, Ind.: Community & Economic Development, 1991), 25 p. |
| Additional Availability | Print version might be available at IPFW Helmke Library. See online catalog. |
| Relation | Continues: Fort Wayne (Ind.). Division of Community Development & Planning. Community development & planning annual report. |
| Rights | Copyright Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, 2006- . All rights reserved. May not be reproduced without permission. For information regarding reproduction and use see: http://cdm16776.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/about/collection/p16776coll1/ |
| Date Digitally Created | April 17 2012 |
| Digital Publisher | Walter E. Helmke Library, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne |
| Digitization Specifications | This pdf file was derived from black and white 400 dpi, 1-bit uncompressed TIFF images that were scanned from the originals using a Fujitsu 5750C scanner with Adobe Acrobat 9.0 Professional scanning software. |
| Content Type | Text |
| Digital Format | text/pdf |
| Collection | Fort Wayne Area Government Information |
| Identifier | 30000122013463 |
| File Name | 30000122013463.pdf |
Description
| Title | Page 6 |
| Transcript | Flood Protection Efforts Benefit Community The history of Fort Wayne has been marked by periodic flooding. In 1991, various efforts were made by Community & Economic Development staff to protect homes and businesses from the damaging effects of flooding. The 1991 Flood Report, produced by the Long Range Planning Section, highlighted a new 24-month work program as well as an updated flood protection plan. Of the various goals presented in the plan, two were new in 1991: participation in the Community Rating System (CRS) program, and the acquisition of flood prone properties. Long Range planners coordinated the CRS program. The program has reduced flood insurance premiums for Fort Wayne policyholders by five percent; continued flood prevention efforts may allow further reductions in the future. Thanks to Community & Economic Development's acquisition program, several Fort Wayne property owners will no longer have to routinely battle encroaching flood waters. The program was coordinated by the Long Range Planning staff who selected flood-damaged and flood-prone properties, and the Redevelopment staff who used Community Development Block Grant funds to acquire the properties and relocated the former residents. Neighborhood Code Enforcement assisted with inspections to ensure that the new homes of residents were safe. These efforts will reduce future flood damage and reduce costs for both taxpayers and owners of property in the floodplain. Community & Economic Development will continue the programs to help ameliorate flooding in the city of three rivers. |
