<br />ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This guidebook is the result of a common interest and cooperative arrange,
<br />ment between the Association of State Floodplain Managers and the Federal Interagency Floodplain
<br />Management Task Force, along with considerable assistance from two advisory committees and a
<br />selected group of elected officials. The Association arranged for preparation of this report, which
<br />would not have been possible without funding and other support from the Task Force.
<br />An advisory committee comprising mainly local officials was formed by the Association. The Task
<br />Force also formed a working committee for this project. These committees reviewed outlines and drafts
<br />of the guidebook and provided important and helpful guidance and advice in arriving at the format
<br />and content of this document.
<br />MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE WERE:
<br />Beverly Anderson, City of Darlington, Wisconsin
<br />Dan Bunting, Pikes Peak Regional Building Department, Colorado Springs, Colorado
<br />Dr, Mow-Soung Cheng, Prince Georges County, Maryland
<br />Kevin Coulton, Consultant, Portland, Oregon
<br />Wmdell Curole, South LaFourche Levee District, Galliano, Louisiana
<br />Janie Douglass, Consultant, Louisville, Kentucky
<br />Peggy Glassford, Village of Flossmoor, Illinois
<br />Mike Houck, Consultant, Portland, Oregon
<br />Christopher C. Johnson, Town of Agawam, Massachusetts
<br />David Johnson, Flood Control District of Maricopa County, Arizona
<br />John LaBrune, Union County, South Dakota
<br />Sky Miller, Snohomish County, Washington
<br />Paul Osman, Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Springfield, Illinois
<br />Ann Patton, City of Tulsa, Oklahoma
<br />Don Porter, Consultant, Waverly, Tennessee
<br />Phillis Roberts, City of Arnold, Missouri
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<br />MEMBERS OF THE TASK FORCE COMMITTEE WERE:
<br />Curt Barrett, National Weather Service
<br />Jack Frost, Natural Resources Conservation Service
<br />John McShane, Federal Emergency Management Agency
<br />Jeanne Melanson, Natural Resources Conservation Service
<br />Jerry Peterson, US. Army Corps of Engineers
<br />Robert Plott, US. Army Corps of Engineers
<br />Walter Prybyla, Department of Housing and Urban Development
<br />Charlie Stockman, National Park Service
<br />Martin Topper, Environmental Protection Agency
<br />Jori Wesley, Environmental Protection Agency
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<br />IN ADDITION, A SELECTED GROUP OF ELECTED OFFICIALS AGREED TO
<br />REVIEW THE FINAL DRAFT OF THE REPORT AND TO PROVIDE COMMENTS
<br />ON ITS USEFULNESS FOR THEIR FELLOW OFFICIALS. THEY WERE:
<br />David Evans, City of Searcy, Arkansas
<br />Ed Harris, Harlan County, Kentucky
<br />Ruth Joseph, City of Waterville, Maine
<br />Frank Knittle, Village of South Holland, lllinois
<br />William LoPiano, City of Tempe, Arizona
<br />Gussie McRobert, City of Gresham, Oregon
<br />Vmcent Melvin, LaFourche Parishr Louisiana
<br />Bob Schnur, SI. Charles County, Missouri
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<br />The potential success of this guidebook is largely attributable to the efforts and contributions of
<br />the above individuals. The photographs used in this guidebook came from the authors' files and the
<br />graphic design was done by Inge Fox-Jones Design.
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