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The Tamarack Ledger

Notes on houses, lots and public records in the Inland Northwest

The record

What the county assessor, the permit file, the flood map, the wildfire risk layer and the title actually say about a parcel, and what they leave out.

Every entry in this ledger

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A folded 1910 county plat book open on a wooden table beside a brass surveyor's cap and a rolled topographic quad, morning light from a north window raking across the paper.

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What a FEMA Flood Map Actually Tells a Buyer

A flood map marks one thing: how likely a parcel is to flood in a given year. Here is what the zone letter changes for insurance, for a mortgage, and for a permit.