The City Engineering Department will host an informational meeting open house in the Charles City city council chambers on Thursday, November 13, 2014 from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. The purpose of this open house meeting is to have information and staff available to assist interested property owners in determining the individual effect the recent changes to the FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps and Cedar River flood plain mapping will have on properties. For additional information prior to the meeting, contact John Fallis, Charles City City Engineer, at 257-6300.