Westchester Insider: Westchester County Legislator Catherine Parker: CORRECTION: Westchester County Seeking Public Input to Update Hazard Mitigation Plan.

 

Westchester County has developed a citizen preparedness survey, in an effort to call on local residents to help update the County’s Hazard Mitigation Plan (HMP). A series of public meetings will be part of the plan development process.

Natural disasters like flooding, hurricanes and blizzards are assessed during Hazard Mitigation Planning. Strategies are also developed to reduce disaster impacts and break the cycle of damage, reconstruction and repeated losses. Hazard Mitigation Plans are also required to receive FEMA grant funding.

These natural hazards cause millions of dollars in damage annually throughout Westchester County. Other potential hazards like extreme temperatures and wildfires seen ravaging other parts of the United States are becoming more of a possibility everywhere.

The survey will be open until September 30, 2021 and results will be included in the draft plan for public review in November.

For more information, visit https://www.westchesterhmp.com/.