FEMA TO HOLD OCT. MEETING IN LOWER TOWNSHIP

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) representatives will be available to meet with the public Oct. 18 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Lower Township Hall, 2600 Bayshore Rd., Villas. Representing FEMA will be Mark Rollins and Patrick Holloway, risk map outreach specialists, Curtis Smith, an engineer with risk assessment mapping planning partners, Jack Jennings, a NFIP insurance specialist, Ken Spedding, a NFIP flood plain manager and Jillian Stokley, a hazard mitigation specialist. At a Sept. 18 meeting, FEMA staffers explained revisions to Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMS) and how it is affecting the community in conjunction with Hurricane Sandy and the Bigger-Waters Act.