Meetings on the new regional hazard mitigation effort scheduled for December

Please join us and offer your feedback!

Please join us at one of the December meetings to complete the update of your jurisdiction’s part of the region’s Hazard Mitigation Plan and consider goals and strategies. This plan is prepared every five years to help cities, counties, school districts, colleges and other local jurisdictions reduce risks from future disaster events by identifying mitigation actions they might take. As a result of their planning, participating jurisdictions are eligible to apply for federal grant funds through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

This second round of two-hour meetings will provide an overview of the capabilities assessment for the five-county area and discuss possible goals and strategies that cities, counties, school districts, colleges and universities and special districts might choose to include in the plan to reduce risks from the five priority hazards.

Timeframe

MARC expects to complete the draft plan by the end of the year or early January 2020 and send the draft to the state of Missouri for review. Following the review and with any changes, local jurisdictions will be asked to adopt the plan with their goals and strategies by early April.

Questions?

Contact Marlene Nagel at 816-701-8218 or mnagel@marc.org for more information.

Meeting Dates:

Cass County
Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2–4 p.m.
Raymore Riverview Community Center
227 Municipal Circle
Raymore, Missouri
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Clay County
Monday, Dec. 16, 1–3 p.m.
Clay County Public Health Center
800 Haines
Liberty, Missouri
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Jackson County
Friday, Dec. 13, 9–11 a.m.
Grandview Community Center
13500 Byars Road
Grandview, Missouri
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Platte County
Wednesday, Dec. 11, 9–11 a.m.
Platte County Resource Center
11724 N.W. Plaza Circle
Kansas City, Missouri
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Ray County
Thursday, Dec. 5, 2–4 p.m.
Ray County Library
215 E. Lexington Street
Richmond, Missouri
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Who Should Attend:
Elected officials, emergency managers, public works directors, planners,
school personnel and the public
are encouraged to attend.