Board adopts regional hazard mitigation plan pending FEMA requirements
Washington County approved adoption of the regional hazard mitigation plan (FEMA five‑year update); staff said changes were limited to population and demographic updates with no change to hazard types, and the board passed the resolution by voice vote.
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County emergency management staff told the board that FEMA had reviewed and approved the regional hazard mitigation plan pending each county board’s formal adoption. Staff said the update contained mostly demographic and numerical updates — population, percentages of elderly and disabled residents — and that the hazard profile (thunderstorms, tornadoes, ice storms) did not change.
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