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~ * UU1fJ\uu1u1 * ; ..+ 1m o. "'O)3'JlilQ ,,,'OJ''~ DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT FEDE:RAL INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION. WASHINGTON, D. C. 20410 IN REPLY REFER TO: CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED JUl 2 6 1919 IFE LISSa) : FL0-1 Honorable Charles Stru~e Mayor, Town of Breckenridge Town Hall P.O. Box 168 Breckenridge, Colorado 80424 Dear Mayor Struve: On. May 3, 1979, a final community coordination meeting was held for the Town of Breckenridge, Summit County, Colorado. Prior to that meeting our regional representative provided you with a preliminary draft of the flood insurance study for the community. This study includes certain base flood elevations and was prepared pursuant to provisions of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended (Public Law 90-448, signed August 1, 1968), The purpose of this let:ter is to notify your community of the proposed base flood elevations .'hich will be the basis for the flood plain manage- ment measures that the community must either adopt or show evidence of being already in effect in order to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the Nc.tional Flood Insurance Program. Public notification of the proposed base flood elevation determinations is being given in The Summit County Journal on or about August 2, 1979 and August 9, 1979. A copy of this notification is enclosed. In addition, a notice of Propcsed Base Flood Elevation Determinations will be published in the Federal Register,. ., Section 110 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (Public Law 93- 234) is intended to assure an equitable balancing of all the interests involved in the setting of flood elevation determinations. The legislation provides for an explicit process of notification and appeals for the community and for private persons prior to this office making the final flood elevation determinations. We have outlined the appeal procedure belcw for your information at this time. The regulations developed by this agency to implement Secticn 110 may be found in Part 67 of Title 44 of the Code of Federal Regulations. Copies of the Act and Regulations are enclosed.