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County resilience officer outlines 2025 priorities, hazard mitigation plan and partnership goals
Summary
Beth Gibbons, Washtenaw County resilience officer, gave an update on office staffing, the Resilient Washtenaw Plan goals for carbon neutrality, technical assistance placements, and a countywide hazard mitigation plan that would enable FEMA resilience grant applications and potential flood‑insurance benefits for residents.
Beth Gibbons, Washtenaw County’s resilience officer, summarized the office’s work, staffing and priorities for 2025 and encouraged county and municipal partners to pursue coordinated mitigation, energy transition and resilience projects.
Key points
- Office staffing and remit: Gibbons said the resilience office is a three‑person team and described the office as “a small and mighty office.” She said the team focuses on implementing the Resilient Washtenaw Plan’s eight strategies, which include energy transition, housing, mobility, health, working lands and infrastructure.
- Carbon neutrality targets: The Resilient Washtenaw Plan sets targets to reach carbon neutrality for county operations by 2030 and the entire county by 2035, Gibbons said. The office plans to develop an emissions inventory tailored to county decision‑making and a…
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