In light of the impacts of ongoing shifts in federal legislation on flood insurance, the Borough of Lewisburg has moved to convene a Flood Impact Task Force.  The ad hoc group will be chaired by Borough Council member Rob Cook and is to consist of community members and regional resource contacts including representatives from the banking, insurance, real estate, planning, construction, and design fields as well as a range of property owners and residents.

The Borough will hold a Flood Impact Task Force recruiting meeting on Wednesday, September 3, at 6:30 pm in the training room at the William Cameron Engine Company at the intersection of N 5th St and Buffalo Rd.  (The facility is on the west side of N 5th St.)

The public is invited to attend  and consider whether they would be able to participate in the task force now being formed.  A list of issues to be addressed in broad categories, including Coordination, Information, Public Outreach, Borough Support,and Legislation, will be reviewed.  There will also be discussion of logistics for the group to meet in the future.

After the meeting, individuals interested in joining the task force are asked to submit an expression of interest to Chad Smith, the Borough Manager, at csmith@lewisburgborough.org, 55 S 5th St, Lewisburg, or 570-523-3614 by Wednesday, September 10. The borough council will appoint members to the task force at the September council meeting on the 16th.

For more information about the meeting, call Rob Cook at 570-412-1423 or email the Lewisburg Neighborhoods Corporation at elmstreet@dejazzd.com.  For background information about flooding issues, see the Flood Insurance Rate Change section of the Gallery Documents page and visit the Borough Website section on flooding here.