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Town and Country adopts regional hazard mitigation plan to preserve FEMA eligibility
Summary
The Town and Country Board of Aldermen unanimously adopted the 2025–2030 St. Louis Regional All Hazard Mitigation Plan, a step city officials said preserves eligibility for future FEMA mitigation funding and directs internal updates to the city’s emergency operations plan.
The Town and Country Board of Aldermen unanimously approved a resolution on June 9 adopting the 2025–2030 St. Louis Regional All Hazard Mitigation Plan, a regional framework city officials said is required for eligibility for certain FEMA hazard-mitigation grants.
City leaders said the resolution formalizes the city’s participation in the regional plan and documents four local hazards and four slated mitigation projects. Alderman Gerber asked staff for detail about the city’s commitments; staff said the packet the board received contains the city-specific table of four hazards and four actions and that most items are already in progress or completed.
Michael (staff member) told the board that participation is tied to federal grant eligibility: "If you don't participate, you can't get FEMA. That is correct, sir." Officials said the city’s emergency operations plan is undergoing a major overhaul led by Chief Wilkie’s team and that the updated plan will further align local response with the mitigation plan.
Alderman Gerber pressed staff on whether the data in a regional table reflected the city’s current work; staff said the spreadsheet included in the board packet is the more up-to-date city-specific list. The staff response noted the mitigation actions include flood-hazard education, structural mitigation projects, and updating the emergency operations plan.
The resolution passed on a voice vote with no recorded opposition. Officials said no consultant contract is required to complete the listed actions; the work will be completed by city staff and by coordinating with regional partners. City staff indicated they hope to finish the emergency operations plan update by the end of the summer.
Adopting the regional plan keeps the city eligible for federal hazard-mitigation funding and satisfies a routine regional planning step; officials did not commit the city to specific future expenditures during the meeting.
