Gulf Coast wrestling with FEMA's new elevation standards for flood insurance

The SunHerald, which recently won the Pulitzer Prize for its hurricane reporting, observes that the proposed new elevations are "one of the harshest realities of our recovery from Katrina."

The paper cogently argues that Gulf Coast Cities like Biloxi and Gulfport and Gulf Coast Counties like Harrison and Hancock should not wait until the new guidelines go into effect because delay "permits unsfafe construction."

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