Ferndale keeps floodplain building clearance at 1 foot

Other Whatcom towns on the ‘volatile’ Nooksack River are going to 2 feet By Cal Bratt For the Record FERNDALE — Until FEMA officially updates floodplain maps for the Nooksack River, Ferndale is not changing its building construction requirements just yet. The question of how high to build above potential flooding was on the agenda…