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<br />EVALUATE YOUR COMMUNITY'S CONCERNS, INTERESTS, AND NEEDS When <br /> <br />investigating ways to reduce your flood losses, you can also find out how flood-prone <br /> <br />areas are being used, what kind of development is there, and how important these <br />areas are to your community and its plant and animal life, recreation, historical sites, <br /> <br />tourism, and quality of life. <br /> <br />Evaluate community needs and interests. Think about whether your flood <br /> <br />problem areas could be put to beller use by meeting some of these other needs. This <br /> <br />evaluation involves identifying the interests and concerns of other residents and <br /> <br />community groups that can complement or support floodplain-related activities. <br /> <br /> <br />p age 13 <br /> <br />FLOOD LOSSES IN YOUR <br />COMMUNITY FALL INTO <br />TWO GENERAL CATEGORIES: <br /> <br />(1) PRIVATE LOSSES are those <br />suffered by individuals <br />. lass of life <br />. property damage <br />. disruptions to business <br />and employment <br />. costs faT health care for <br />flood-induced illnesses <br />. expenses for temporary <br />housing and travel and <br />transportation disruptions. <br /> <br />(2) PUHUC LOSSES affect t"<Jer1jbody <br />and have to be absorbed by your <br />community's present and future <br />budgets <br />. emergency flood protection <br />. debris removal <br />. repairs to roads, streets. public <br />utilities, public buildings <br />and- equipment, water <br />control facilities, and parks <br />and-recreation. <br />