Stormwater Director Quartermaine discusses variety of initiatives since his hiring in 2025
Since 2007, Sarasota County has held the Class 5 rating in what is called the Community Rating System (CRS), which enables county residents to get a 25% discount on flood insurance purchased through the National Flood Insurance Program.
However, Stormwater Department Director Ben Quartermaine has told the County Commission, “We’re very close to increasing [that].”
As FloodMapp.com explains, “CRS is a voluntary program under the National Flood Insurance Program that recognizes and incentivizes communities [that] reduce their flood risk” through active measures such as improved floodplain management, early warning systems and public awareness initiative…