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Kicking Off Flood Awareness Week

On March 4, 2024, Commissioner Gregg Weiss and county staff gathered at Grassy Waters Preserve in West Palm Beach to kick off Flood Awareness Week in Palm Beach County (PBC) (March 3-10).   Attending with the commissioner were representatives from various county departments including Whitney Carroll, executive director of Planning, Zoning and Building Dept. (PZB), Cindy Hoskin, PZB deputy director and Doug Wise, PZB building director.

Flooding is the most common of all natural disasters, especially in South Florida where it inflicts millions of dollars in property damage each year!

The county participates in the National Flood Insurance Program which creates higher standards aimed at mitigating flood risk and minimizing damages.  In return, county residents receive reduced flood rates.  

Understanding your flood vulnerabilities and deciding to invest in flood insurance is important! Just one inch of water in your home, can cause $25,000 in property damage.  Alarming, over 98% of counties across the nation have experienced a flood.   

Learn more at Public Safety - Emergency Management - Do-I-Need-Flood-Insurance (pbcgov.org).​

Picture (l-r) (back row):  Building Division Coordinator Affette McIntosh; Senior Engineer Jeffrey Gronborg; PZB Executive Director Whitney Carroll; PZB Deputy Director Cindy Hoskin; and PBC Water Resource Manager Paul Linton.

(front row):  Emergency Mgmt. Specialist Jerri Clairday; PBC Division Director Mary Blakeney; PZB Building Director Doug Wise; Commissioner Gregg Weiss; Planner Jacquelyn Anderson; and Construction Plans Examiner Ciara Meyer.