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Valley Stream’s newest civic group held its first meeting last week, focusing on the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s flood maps and their effect on property values.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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12/7/11
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Representatives of the Long Island Rail Road told Island Park Mayor James Ruzicka that workers would be cleaning out the drains on the tracks in the village next week.
Ruzicka announced the plan …
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Alex Costello
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10/26/11
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At a Village Board meeting on Sept. 15, a representative of the village’s engineering firm spoke to residents about what was being done to clear the drainage pipes in the village and, officials …
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Alex Costello
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9/21/11
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Even though students in Island Park were ready to head back to school on Sept. 7, their schools weren’t quite ready for them.
Due to flooding from Irene and earlier storms, parts of the Francis …
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Alex Costello
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9/14/11
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In what could be a victory for thousands of Valley Stream homeowners, Sen. Charles Schumer wants the Federal Emergency Management Agency to throw out sections of Nassau County flood maps and create new ones.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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9/9/11
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I am a resident of the Gibson area in Valley Stream that the Federal Emergency Management Agency mandated flood insurance. I do believe that we have had that 100-year storm that FEMA officials contend would flood out our area of Valley Stream.
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9/8/11
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Bees and mosquitoes were everywhere on the South Shore after Irene had passed, and many residents were left scratching their heads — along with their arms and legs — about why there was a sudden …
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Alex Costello
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9/7/11
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Hurricane Irene came and went, and while the storm took down trees and power lines, one thing it didn’t leave behind was widespread flooding in Valley Stream.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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9/7/11
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As I am certain you recall, numerous meeting, calls, symposiums and discussions were held between our federal and village officials with regard to the implemented FEMA flood maps and their impact on the Village of Valley Stream. Although it was only anecdotal, many residents made a strong case that in all their time in the village, they never had a flood — even in major storms.
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9/1/11
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Thankfully, Irene has passed through Valley Stream, hopefully without too much damage and devastation. One thing that did not happen is that there was no flooding in Gibson, where the new flood maps were effective in September 2009. Gibson Boulevard did not even have a puddle, much less a storm surge going to 11 feet, 4 inches.
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9/1/11
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