Vigilance Equals Low Rates for ‘Class 5’ Texas Bay City
August 13, 2001
A small Texas city’s effort to save lives and reduce property losses due to hurricanes, storms, and floods has finally paid off in a big way. Residents of Kemah, a tourist city in Galveston Bay, now enjoy the lowest federal flood insurance rates in the state due to the town’s stringent efforts to reduce flood hazards.