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Coweta County adopts 2025 Hazard Mitigation Plan to preserve FEMA funding eligibility
Summary
The Board adopted an updated countywide hazard mitigation plan, prepared with consultants and grant funding, that adds three new hazard categories and identifies 120 mitigation strategies; staff said the plan is required to apply for FEMA reimbursements after disasters.
Coweta County commissioners adopted the county’s updated 2025 Hazard Mitigation Plan, a multi‑agency document county officials said is required to maintain eligibility for certain FEMA mitigation and disaster reimbursement grants.
Emergency management and county staff said the planning effort began in late 2023 and included local public safety partners, municipalities and health care providers. The consultant reported that the planning committee identified 120 mitigation strategies (103 for natural hazards and 17 for technological or man‑made hazards) and added three new hazards to the plan: extreme temperatures (cold and heat), infrastructure failure (roads, bridges, communications) and emergent infectious diseases. The consultant described the plan as among the most comprehensive in Georgia because of the breadth of local participation.
County staff emphasized that the plan was prepared using grant funds, primarily through GEMA and FEMA, and that the county itself will not incur direct consultant costs for the plan beyond staff time. Staff asked the board to adopt the plan so the county can remain eligible for mitigation and disaster funding and so partners can proceed with implementation of identified strategies.
A commissioner said he had read the full document; the board moved, seconded and adopted the plan by unanimous voice vote.
Ending: Adoption enables the county to apply for FEMA funds and informs local mitigation priorities; staff and partner agencies will begin implementing strategies from the plan.
