FEMA to release updated flood maps for Lackawanna

LACKAWANNA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Leaders in Lackawanna hope updated flood maps could result in fewer homeowners having to pay expensive insurance rates.
FEMA plans to release an updated map of the “special flood hazard area” around Smoke Creek in Lackawanna sometime next month.
Assemblyman Mickey Kearns told the Lackawanna City Council last night that the map has not been updated in decades, forcing some homeowners to pay for flood insurance they might not need.
“Over $350,