Cape Coral grapples with potential increases in flood insurance as FEMA's risk rating 2.0 has residents and officials worried.

Lastra, a Cape Coral city councilwoman, has set up donation sites and relief efforts for victims of Texas floods.

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The Federal Emergency Management Agency's massive changes to its methodology for determining flood risk, risk rating 2.0, has prompted Cape Coral to take action against rising flood insurance ...

As for what areas typically see the most flooding, Cape Coral emergency management director Ryan Lamb warned about Diplomat Parkway and the Chiquita, Gleason and Trafalgar areas.

Cape Coral has asked FEMA for an extension as the city continues its work to save National Flood Insurance Program discount.

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Cape Coral announced that it reached its goal of providing full documentation to FEMA, potentially keeping its 25% discount on National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) premiums throughout the city.

FEMA claimed that almost 600 homeowners in the city of Cape Coral and other nearby towns had rebuilt vulnerable homes in the flood zone over the 18 months since Hurricane Ian, violating the 50 ...

City officials confirmed that Cape Coral has met FEMA's deadline to save the city's flood insurance discount.

Making the situation worse, because of lax permitting and development following the hurricane, FEMA is hiking the cost of flood insurance in vulnerable coastal communities like Cape Coral.

For more information from FEMA about the flood zones you can view their website here. You can also obtain map panels by contacting the FEMA Map Information eXchange (FMIX) at 1-877-336-2627 (1-877 ...