County looking at flood-prevention changes

Proposed changes to the county’s flood-damage prevention order aimed at protecting life and property include new provisions for manufactured homes, campgrounds and more, officials said.

Other alterations aim to ensure property owners are not completely stripped of their right to build in areas threatened by storm runoff, Kendall County commissioners heard Wednesday.

County Engineer Mary Ellen Schulle appeared before Commissioners Court Nov. 12 and outlined the developments, focusing on rental communities in a flood plain.