It's the questions on every flood victim's mind. Where's the line? What's in store for our homes and neighborhoods?

Today that answer is becoming a bit clearer. Somewhere near 4th Street on the northwest side and running nearly parallel to the river through much of the city there will likely be a line drawn, dividing the neighborhoods that will stay, with the future green space to protect against future flooding.

"I think people first of all just want to know, am I in or am I out? Am I going to be protected if I'm a business, am I going to be acquired if I'm a homeowner?," commented council member Monica Vernon.

Consultants unveiled this map today an option providing a framework for how to go forward -- it received positive feedback from many on the council.

"Knowledge is power for these people, said Vernon. Power to get on with their lives, power for us to go to the next step as a community and we owe it to them."

The plan does come at a staggering cost $820 million to $1 billion to rebuild the city, including about $50 to $170 million to buy out these homes.

There are other measures too, including about $190 million for levees and flood walls and hundreds of millions more to improve the parks, bridges and replace the 5 in 1 dam.

There's still a lot of work yet to do before the plans take shape, including a four hour meeting next week to continue looking at these options.Flood Options Become Clearer