April 22, 2021 |

Rawlins will not appeal FEMA’s new flood plain maps. City officials say the chance of successfully appealing the designations, which put some residents in a flood zone for the first time ever, are low and the cost too high. Cali O’Hare has the story.

 

Click here to view the notice sent out by FEMA notifying the City of Rawlins of the appeal period

 

 

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