Appeal period still open on amended Reno County floodplain map

State officials are reminding Reno County residents of the ongoing appeal period for a proposed new federal flood plain map.

The proposed map updating the 100-year flood plain for certain portions of Reno County — including the cities of Hutchinson, Nickerson, South Hutchinson and Willowbrook — was released for public review in April 2018.

FEMA and the Kansas Department of Agriculture’s Division of Water Resources developed the maps using data produced as a result of recent local efforts to re-certify flood levees along the Arkansas River.

(Read more: Local – The Hutchinson News)