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Hunt County emergency manager seeks money for 2026 hazard mitigation plan and other emergency needs
Summary
Richard Hill, director of Hunt County Homeland Security, told commissioners the county must update its hazard mitigation plan and asked municipalities to share costs if outside grants fall short.
Richard Hill, director of Hunt County Homeland Security, presented the department’s budget items and several countywide emergency management issues at the June 27 commissioners court session, including an urgent need to prepare an updated hazard mitigation plan before the county’s current plan expires in mid‑2026.
Hill told commissioners the federal and state reimbursement programs for mitigation planning have changed; a private contractor now offers planning services and can help prepare a reimbursement grant application to the Texas General Land Office, which can reimburse up to $100,000. Hill said initial estimates from vendors place the total cost of the plan in the $150,000–$200,000…
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