Ithaca’s Common Council will vote to adopt new FEMA flood maps and update floodplain management regulations at 6 p.m.

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Failure to adopt the Rate Maps would suspend the city from the National Flood Insurance Program, making access to insurance more difficult for Ithaca property owners, according to Lisa Nicholas.