Our investment in protecting residents from flooding and increasing our infrastructure resilience is paying off. Des Moines has advanced to a Class 5 community in the National Flood Insurance Program’s Community Rating System (CRS), joining Clive and Cedar Falls. After the 2008 and 2018 floods, the City of Des Moines accelerated its commitment to improving its infrastructure. The City has invested in major stormwater projects, with additional projects in the 5-year Capital Improvement Program (CIP). At the same time, City staff began evaluating floodplain management practices to mitigate risk and increase resiliency. The improved Class 5 rating is a direct result of these combined efforts. Read more: https://lnkd.in/ggErmFmU
City of Des Moines and Patrick Beane, congrats on the CRS step. I know how much effort, planning, and investment it takes to move through that system. The community thanks you for being pro-active in accomplishing these efforts.
Licensed P&C Insurance Agent
1moAlthough grateful for recent repairs, I must wonder why I was told after the '93 flooding of my home that 'water runs downstream, and it'll be ten years before improvements include your area'. Nearly three decades later and untold personal and structural property loss, the City is being applauded for being 'proactive'.