Brick Seeks Community Input For Flood Insurance Program Renewal

BRICK, NJ — Brick Township officials are urging residents to take part in a set of surveys as part of the town's 5-year review for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program Community Rating System.

The Community Rating System allows municipalities the ability to achieve a discount on flood insurance premiums for residents who live in flood zones, have compliant structures and have a flood insurance policy.

As part of the 5-Year Cycle Verification, the Township must re-adopt its Floodplain Management Plan. The Floodplain Management Planning Committee is working with a consultant to obtain survey data regarding the township's activities in a number of categories ranging from emergency notification to construction management.

The surveys provide Brick with information and data that is needed to help maintain the township's status as a Class 6 community, which results in a 20 percent discount on flood insurance premiums for Brick residents.

Those surveys can be found here:

• Citizen Survey – https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BrickFMPCitizen
• Business and Commerce Survey – https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BrickFMPBusiness
• Emergency Services Survey – https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BrickFMPEmergencyServices
• Brick Township Repetitive Loss Area Analysis Survey – https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BrickRLAA

The Township’s Land Use and Engineering departments lead the program that requires hundreds of hours of collaboration, coordination, documentation and verification of compliant construction, zoning and planning activities within the Special Flood Hazard Area.