Fort Myers Beach has achieved a significant milestone, earning a Class 5 rating in the National Flood Insurance Program\u2019s Community Rating System (CRS).<\/p>\n
This designation brings financial relief to residents and national recognition for the town’s flood mitigation efforts.<\/p>\n
The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security formally confirmed the rating in December.<\/p>\n
Most Fort Myers Beach property owners insured through the National Flood Insurance Program will see a 25% reduction in flood insurance premiums for policies issued or renewed on or after April 1, 2026.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a game-changing win for Fort Myers Beach,\u201d said Town Manager Will McKannay.<\/p>\n
McKannay emphasized the rating’s benefits, noting it means lower insurance costs, stronger protection for homes and businesses, and national recognition of the town’s progress since Hurricane Ian.<\/p>\n
The CRS program, a voluntary FEMA initiative, rewards communities that exceed minimum floodplain management standards. Fort Myers Beach’s actions were verified by FEMA to exceed program requirements, reducing flood risk and saving taxpayers money.<\/p>\n
Earning a Class 5 rating is a dramatic turnaround for the town following Hurricane Ian, placing Fort Myers Beach among a select group of communities recognized for flood resilience and public safety.<\/p>\n
FEMA confirmed that the Class 5 rating will automatically renew annually if the town remains in good standing with the National Flood Insurance Program and continues implementing the certified activities.<\/p>\n
FEMA commended Fort Myers Beach’s leadership, highlighting the strong floodplain management’s role in enhancing public safety and reducing insurance costs.<\/p>\n
For residents, this achievement signifies progress and a community moving forward with confidence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fort Myers Beach has achieved a significant milestone, earning a Class 5 rating in the National Flood Insurance…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":94824,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[209,211,210,46956,50595,1695,8280],"class_list":{"0":"post-94823","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cape-coral","8":"tag-cape-coral","9":"tag-cape-coral-headlines","10":"tag-cape-coral-news","11":"tag-flood-insurance-premiums","12":"tag-floodplain-management","13":"tag-fort-myers-beach","14":"tag-insurance-costs"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94823","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=94823"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94823\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/94824"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=94823"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=94823"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=94823"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}