Homeowners have started to feel the impact of the newly issued Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) flood maps. Some Sarasota County ... above the 16-foot base elevation.

New flood maps will expand Sarasota County's high-risk zones to ... New mapping techniques can more accurately measure subtle variations in elevation and track the flow of water, giving property ...

Sarasota County will host a ... FEMA’s previous FIRM maps only had two coastal flood zones. VE Zones, where the flood elevation includes wave heights equal to or greater than 3 feet, and AE ...

VENICE, FLA. — Sarasota residents Gloria Brady and George Castell are just two of about 100 people came attended the first of four meetings about FEMA’s new flood zone maps. “There’s a lot ...