PUBLIC INFORMATION RELEASE
For Release:
Immediate
Contact: D. Scot Brooks
Date/Time: May 8, 2014 @
4pm
Phone: 910-947-6317
Community input requested on
Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan
As
part of a regional effort to reduce vulnerability to natural disasters, Moore
County is requesting public feedback on natural disaster risk and preparedness.
This feedback will assist the efforts of Chatham, Harnett, Lee, Johnston, and
Moore Counties to combine respective local natural hazard mitigation
plans into one regional plan. A mitigation plan identifies and
assesses a community’s natural hazard risks, and determines how to best
minimize or manage those risks.
A
brief survey provides the public an opportunity to share
opinions and participate in the regional planning process. Responses
will help the planning team to better understand the region's hazard concerns,
which can lead to mitigation activities and help reduce the impact of future
hazard events.
By
maintaining a Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan, Moore County is eligible for
FEMA's Hazard
Mitigation Assistance (HMA)
grants, which provide funds for eligible mitigation activities that reduce
disaster losses and protect life and property from future disaster damages. HMA
provides funding opportunities for mitigation activities both before and after
a disaster, as well as long-term hazard mitigation measures after a
Presidential Disaster Declaration.
Residents
of Chatham, Harnett, Lee, Johnston, and Moore Counties and their respective
municipalities are invited to participate in this survey at:
Please
help us by completing this survey, and thank you!
If
you have any questions or would like to learn more about disaster preparedness
and mitigation, please contact Moore County Public Safety at (910) 947-6317.
