Carson City flood zone being remapped

Carson City Public Works is remapping the city’s flood zones. The changes mean some property owners may be able to drop flood insurance if their area is no longer designated a flood hazard.“It takes some out of a floodplain and puts some in, but more are coming out than going in,” said Robb Fellows, senior project manager, stormwater. The city is working with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which approves so-called FIRM — Flood Insurance Rate Map — maps th