Article: FEMA WANTS LA CROSSE ACTION ON FLOOD PLAIN LAW CITY COULD LOSE ITS FLOOD RATING WITHOUT COMPLIANCE WITH FLOOD PLAIN RULES.(LOCAL/WISCONSIN)

Byline: Associated Press

LA CROSSE -- The federal government wants all manufactured homes out of a recreational vehicle park and campground along the Mississippi River because they may violate the local flood plain law.

La Crosse could lose its flood rating -- meaning higher insurance rates -- if it doesn't fix the problem at Pettibone Resort RV Park and Campground, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said in a letter Sept. 14 to Mayor John Medinger.

The 864 residents with flood insurance could pay nearly $20,000 more in premiums.

The state Department of Natural Resources already warned the city that the decks on trailers in the ...

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