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YYYY • Attachment 1 5 ilrly) North Carolina Department of Crime Control and Public Safety Division of Emergency Management Office of Geospatial and Technology Management 4719 Mail Service Center•Raleigh,NC 27699-4719 Michael F.Easley Bryan Beatty tiY Governor Secretary November 7,2008 Mr. Barry Jacobs Chairman,Board of Commissioners • Orange County • 200 South Cameron Street Post Office Box 8181 Hillsborough,North Carolina 27278 • Re: National Flood Insurance Program(NFIP) Community Assistance Visit(CAV) • • Dear Mr.Jacobs: This letter is a follow-up to the CAV conducted in the Orange County Planning and Agriculture Building on August 22, 2008 with Mr. Glenn Bowles by.Mr. Randy Mundt and Mr. Mark Stafford of the North Carolina Division of Emergency Management (NCEM), along with consultant Maggie Mathis. Mr. Bowles has been very helpful throughout this process in answering questions, obtaining copies of required NFIP records and being available to assist during the field work conducted just prior to this visit. In order to participate in the NFIP, your community has been required to establish, administer, and enforce a floodplain management program that meets or exceeds the minimum standards established by the NFOP as set forth in Title 44, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Section 60.3. Though participation in the NFIP is voluntary for communities meeting NFIP standards, that participation allows local citizens to obtain affordable flood insurance through the NFIP as well as receive most other state and federal disaster assistance. Of greatest importance,the goal of participation in the NFIP is to reduce the loss of lives and property. As observed in working . with your staff during this visit,this vision is understood by Orange County. Your community's commitment to sound floodplain management is apparent in the conservation of your floodplain in its natural and undeveloped state. Further, your community's commitment to ensuring a solid •