Yesterday was sunny and a bit warmer…with a steady WIND keeping it cold along the beach. Â Better today.
Tomorrow will be dreary (only rain for us), yet the weekend will be fine…so come on down!
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The Press of Atlantic City continues to be a great source of solid, factual information regarding the new FEMA flood elevation regulations.
For example, in today’s edition, there’s an article about a meeting with Atlantic County officials and state representatives: Click here to read
An important quote from another recent article:
“The explanation stresses that the advisory maps do not affect current flood insurance rates and that any increases that property owners are seeing is related to a congressional effort to make the deeply indebted National Flood Insurance Program stronger financially and, thus, are not under the state’s control. However, when new flood insurance rate maps are finalized, likely within two years, those whose houses have base flood elevations lower than the maps require will see a substantial increase in flood insurance if they don’t raise the homes”.  To read the full article, click here
If you are on Twitter, be sure to follow Press reporters for updates:  @acpresssarah     @wjmckelvey    @steveleongello
I will re-tweet (RT) articles, and post updates here as additional information becomes available.
The beach fill project in Avalon is complete, and the Stone Harbor portion is scheduled for late spring (a completion date before Memorial Day weekend guaranteed).
In the meantime, our beaches all look great to me!
Spent the long weekend in the mountains of North Carolina visiting family.  Like here, there were 2 snow storms. Plus, real hills for sledding!
Our 5 year old grandson enjoys making fun of my accent- Â especially the word “wooder”. Â He asked me several times how to say something in “my language”! Â Ouch…
While sledding, my grandson and I crashed and tumbled in the snow. Â He said later that he didn’t mean to crash into me- that he would never do that because “you are an old lady, and my friend”. Â Ouch…ouch!
So, back to sea level…walking on the beach…and looking at the “wooder” Â 🙂
Rolling fog…brisk winds…a glimmer of sunshine…and then more fog.
On the island, the temperatures did not meet the balmy 60 degree mark enjoyed “off shore”. Â Today reminds me of our typical spring weather – a winter coat needed to walk along the beach, and only a light wind breaker to run out to the Acme 🙂
Interesting article in today’s Press of Atlantic City: Â incorporating the new FEMA regulations from the perspective of the local architects. Â Click here to read
Elected officials in shore towns are voicing their concerns regarding these changes.  The financial burden of property owners, and practical implementation of  the new building codes are two key issues.
For a link to the FEMA web site: Click here
Will update as I know more…
Snow earlier (enough to coat the ground and hide the icy patches as I walked!), then steady rain (not enough to rinse the salt off my car), a few breaks of sunshine, and now clouds. Â The temperatures are improving finally, too.
UPDATE: I published the post below on 12/16/12, and in the meantime, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie issued an executive order approving the new FEMA maps- therefore requiring all municipalities to follow the guidelines until further notice. Â I am happy to answer your questions (to the best of my ability) regarding these changes.
FEMA recently modified the flood zone designations and building height requirements for our area. These determinations were made prior to Sandy, yet are relevant as home owners look to renovate or rebuild their low lying structures.
Prior to the changes, it was rare to see a “V” (high velocity) zone classification in Avalon or Stone Harbor (typically limited to the inlet/ocean). Now, much of the bay area falls under the “V” classification, too.
Click on the interactive FEMA Website and enter your shore property address.  The results will display the proposed flood zone and building height requirements.
Quote from The Press of Atlantic City, Sunday 12/16/12:
“While these maps were released as information only, with final maps expected sometime this summer, municipalities can adopt the data into their zoning codes, said Ryan Pietramali, risk analysis branch chief for FEMA, on Friday. That could mean homeowners whose houses suffered damage during Sandy that totaled at least 50 percent of the building’s value may be forced to rebuild to new building codes, such as raising houses and rebuilding on driven piling”.
Just enough…and will be replaced with warmer temperatures (finally) later this week!
Beach drive
Too rainy for a beach walk…thankful for our vehicle beach permit!
Was able to checkout the completed beach fill project in Avalon – looks amazing. Even at high tide, there is a wide beach protecting our north end (8th Street south to 27th Street).
I posted pictures on my Twitter account (see right hand column).