Dear Princeton Township Property Owner,

Based on Township topographic mapping it has been determined that your property potentially could have flood damages. Historic flood damages include those, which have occurred during Hurricane Doria (1971), Hurricane Floyd (1999) and/or other significant floods. Princeton Township has experienced flood damages on these occasions in the past. Between 1978 and 1999, the National Flood Insurance Program, administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) had claims for over $400,000.00 from property owners located in Princeton Township due to flood damage.

As a result of the experiences, the Township has applied for and received a State Office of Emergency Management grant to fund the preparation of a Township wide Flood Mitigation Plan. The flood mitigation plan will improve the Township's ability to receive Federal Emergency Management Agency assistance to possibly help property owners avoid or reduce future structural and/or content damages from flooding. The USDA Natural resources Conservation Service will be assisting the Township in the development of the Plan.

A public hearing will be held on March 25, 2004 at 7:00 p.m. at the Main Meeting Room of the Princeton Township Municipal Building located at 400 Witherspoon Street, to receive your input relating to the flood mitigation plan. The Township's Flood Control Committee, which includes representatives of the flooded property owners, Township Engineering Department and Office of Emergency Management and others, will guide the development of the plan. Please complete the attached brief questionnaire to assist the Township's Flood Control Committee in developing the Township's Flood Mitigation Plan. Also please pass this information to a neighbor if you are aware that they have had flooding problems.

Please return this questionnaire mailed to Robert V. Kiser, P.E., Township Engineer, Township of Princeton, 400 Witherspoon St., Princeton, NJ 08540 or send by fax at 609-688-2027. Alternatively you may wish to download the survey *Note this is a PDF file 63kb*; once complete, it can be mailed to the above address or emailed to rkiser@princeton-township.nj.us . Thank you for your participation in this initiative, which may serve to assist the Township in helping those residents who's homes or structures have been impacted by flooding.

Sincerely,

Richard K. Olsson, Chair
Flood Control Committee