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Commission authorizes BRIC grant application to update county hazard mitigation plan
Summary
Commissioners approved applying for FEMA BRIC (Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities) funds to update the Saint Mary's County multi-jurisdictional hazard mitigation plan and earmarked a possible $15,000 county match in FY27 if the grant is awarded.
The Commission of Saint Mary's County voted March 4 to allow the Department of Emergency Services to apply for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) funding to support an update of the county's multi-jurisdictional hazard mitigation plan.
Emergency Services Director John Utz and Emergency Manager (Bledsoe) told commissioners that the county's hazard mitigation plan is on a five-year cycle and must be updated by 2028 to maintain eligibility…
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