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Public safety committee reviews Dauphin County 2025 hazard mitigation plan and regional projects including Paxton Creek dechannelization
Summary
The public safety committee reviewed the Dauphin County 2025 Hazard Mitigation Plan on Oct. 7 and discussed regional flood mitigation and emergency planning priorities tied to federal funding eligibility.
The public safety committee on Oct. 7 reviewed Resolution 65-2025, a request to adopt the Dauphin County 2025 Hazard Mitigation Plan as the city’s official hazard mitigation plan.
Fire Chief (and emergency management lead) Chief Ederlein explained that adopting the county plan brings Harrisburg into a countywide mitigation framework required under federal disaster mitigation law and that the unified plan makes municipalities more eligible for federal mitigation and reimbursement funding. He cited the winter storm Jonas response as an example where adherence to mitigation and documentation allowed the city…
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