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<br /> <br />GOALS ARE GENERAL <br />STATEMEl'l'TS OF DIRECTION"; <br />OBJECTIVES ARE MORE <br />SPECIFIC TARGETS. <br /> <br />(1) GOAL: Reduce flood damage <br />to existing buildings. <br />OB/fam: Acquirefrom <br />willing sellers all homes that <br />were damaged along Rh'eT <br />Road durmg the 1995 flood. <br /> <br />(2) GOAL: Create trails thaI <br />connect neighborhoods. <br />OBJECITn:: Create a hiking, <br />jogging, and biking trail along <br />Floody Creek t!ult connects <br />Sunset and Sunrise Parks. <br /> <br />A 7-FOOT DIFFERENCE <br /> <br />in the elemtlOn of the bottom floor <br />of an insured $150,000 home in a <br />floodplain with $25,000 contents <br />can mean the difference between an <br />annual flood jnsurance premium <br />of $274 and $5230. <br /> <br />The goal is to bring these diverse interests together, reduce conflicts, and increase the <br /> <br />with each problem separately. <br /> <br />opportunities for mutual support. Broad-based solutions will cost less than dealing <br /> <br />ESTABLISH COMMUNITY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES You and other elected <br /> <br />officials can form a group to identify common goals and objectives for the community, <br /> <br />Organizing can be done informally, but a more formal organization may be more <br />productive if the issues are complex. A group may already exist, such as a neighbor~ <br />hood association. <br /> <br />on the comm uni ty goals <br /> <br />It may take the organized group, and the public, some time to reach a consensus <br /> <br />and objectives. However, <br /> <br />the time spent is well worth <br /> <br />it because this process is <br /> <br />vital to getting cooperation <br />from everyone. Where <br /> <br />possible, settle on goals and <br />objectives that support <br /> <br />more than one interest. <br /> <br />Agreeing to "maintain <br /> <br />wetlands" can meet many <br /> <br />needs at once. For example, <br /> <br /> <br />"wllIer quatity . eClJuomj~ptO$pllil!i <br />.jT!tPtoveti ""usIng . Qutdpor <:di<ctitlwt; <br />.,g!~~Waf~~' ~8ricuJ(U!~::':r~c!:ee!~~ . <br />'W;i~g;/)jldng,iqggiJrgtrnUS ! Qf!Stlti?fit~ <br />. u'rbdif renewaL .~Ii'iS{I#iliit;preselVftioll <br />",." l ..i.....'..'.'...':....:"'. <br />. !vetl"!ld~ P"r'ler'J'lt'9ll ~ erMion:c)llt/f!1! <br />. wildljfe hrlbltal . wutiliff:ofiserf:r1fwn <br />, pao<rtll ~t~ti4& WC<1dlllncls; an<tjbcel;ts <br />. · 9fo~"ipia!ir.~~gqntinl' " <br /> <br />they (1) provide natural flood storage areas. (2) reduce flood levels, (3) perpetuate <br />natural vegetation, and (4) improve wildlife habitat It may not be possible to obtain <br />complete agreement on everything, but you should try to build consensus among all <br /> <br />affected stakeholders so that everyone can live with the recommendations. <br /> <br />SELECf ApPROPRIATE MEASURES Your community has at its disposal many <br /> <br />proven measures for managing its floodplains. (They are described in some detail in <br /> <br />Appendix B). You can combine them to tailor a program especially for your commu- <br /> <br />nity's floodplains and its goals. A consensus should be reached on which measures <br />to employ. Compromise may be required. Here are some things to consider when <br /> <br />deciding which techniques to use. <br /> <br />. Measures that will meet more than one community need are more cost-effective <br /> <br />and easier to defend before critics. For example, water detention basins for <br /> <br />p age 14 <br />