Dunn County committee postpones decision on hazard mitigation plan amid federal funding uncertainty

The Dunn County Judicial and Law Committee voted to postpone a decision on whether to prepare a new hazard mitigation plan or delay work, leaving the county’s next step open until a future meeting.

The committee’s postponement came after emergency management staff outlined four options — including a scaled-down plan estimated at about $16,000 and a broader plan that would include neighboring municipalities and maintain grant eligibility — and warned that federal funding through FEMA is uncertain. Supervisor Walsh made the motion to postpone; the motion was seconded by Supervisor Gilbert and passed on a voice vote.

Emergency management staff said the county’s current five-year mitigation plan expires in October and described a November window when federal or state mitigation grant solicitations often appear. “I think the only caveat is is that November is…