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Commissioners read resolution adopting county 2025 multi-hazard mitigation plan
Summary
The commissioners read a resolution recognizing the county’s 2025 multi-hazard mitigation action plan, citing the Disaster Mitigation Act and noting adoption demonstrates commitment to mitigation goals; adoption applies only to the specific plan.
Wilson County commissioners read a resolution adopting the county’s 2025 multi-hazard mitigation action plan and cited the Disaster Mitigation Act as the framework for preparing the plan.
The recorded language states the county recognizes threats that natural hazards pose to people and property, that the county has prepared a multi-hazard mitigation action plan in accordance with the Disaster Mitigation Act of February, and that adoption demonstrates the commissioners’ commitment to mitigation goals identified in the plan. The court noted adoption applies only to the specific plan and does not itself resolve community needs described in the plan.
Ending: The commissioners’ adoption of the 2025 mitigation plan positions the county to pursue mitigation actions identified in the document and supports eligibility for certain federal mitigation grant programs that require local adoption prior to funding consideration (as discussed in the meeting).
