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On March 21, 2018, FEMA, in coordination with the County and local municipalities, held an advertised open house at Sebastian River High School inviting the public to view and provide comments on the preliminary revised maps. On October 9, 2019, FEMA advised the County that issues relating to the SRID appeal had been resolved and that FEMA was ready to issue a Letter of Final Determination (LFD), 6 months after which time the revised FIRMs would go into effect. The City of Fellsmere, however, on November 6, 2019, intervened and objected to the SRID appeal resolution reached by FEMA, SRID, and the County. In objecting to the appeal resolution, the City submitted a request to FEMA for a Scientific Resolution Panel (SRP) to review the SRID appeal data. FEMA is now in the process of reviewing the City's request. Due to the City's intervention and SRP request, it is currently unknown when the revised maps will go into effect. Summary The LMS, which serves as the County's Floodplain Management Plan under the CRS of the NFIP, underwent a five-year update that was approved by the Board of County Commissioners on March 3, 2020. As a part of that update, an LMS Project Prioritization List (PPL) was revised and has been updated. FDEM has reviewed and approved the 2020 revised LMS. Indian River County has achievedand maintains a Class 6 certification under the CRS. Activities are undertaken by various county departments on an ongoing basis to retain the CRS certification, which results in substantial discounts to flood insurance premiums in the unincorporated county. In 2012, FEMA completed a FIRM modernization project in Indian River County, resulting in the County formally adopting revised digital FIRMs effective December 4, 2012. Those FIRMS are available for public access and viewing on Indian River County's website. More recently, representatives of FEMA and its consultant, AECOM, have met with local officials as part of a process to resolve a disputed flood mapping area affected by the Vero Lake Channel A levee, which has been deemed by FEMA to be non -accredited. Preliminary issuance of revised maps affected by the non -accredited Vero Lake Channel A levee, as well as Coastal Study Area revised maps, are being finalized. Due to an intervention by the City of Fellsmere, however, disputing data as it affects the City, it is currently unknown when the revised maps will go into effect. Attachment: LMS Project Prioritization List (as of July 31, 2019). 5