Residents of Pitt County will have the opportunity to review and ask questions about the preliminary copies of the new, updated Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) for the portion of the county located in the Tar-Pamlico River basin on July 9th, 2002, at 10:00 a.m. The meeting will take place at the Pitt County Agricultural Center in Greenville, NC.

This meeting provides the residents and business leaders of Pitt County an opportunity to see the results of advanced digital floodplain mapping technology used to create the new maps.

Residents will have the opportunity to ask questions, make comments and address specific concerns about the new maps.

For more information on the North Carolina Floodplain Mapping Program, check out the web site at www.ncfloodmaps.com; more information on the Public Participation Meeting can be obtained from Mrs. Cassandre` Haynesworth, Community Development Planner II - State of NC Floodplain Mapping Program: (919) 715-8000 ext. 282 or chaynesworth@ncem.org.