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Linn County hazard mitigation plan update cleared for adoption; resolution to be on Wednesday agenda
Summary
A consultant from the East Central Iowa Council of Governments reviewed the Linn County multijurisdictional hazard mitigation plan update for 2025–2030; the plan was sent to FEMA after Iowa Homeland Security requested clarifying edits, and county adoption by resolution was scheduled for the March 12 meeting.
Megan Prestigard, an environmental specialist with the East Central Iowa Council of Governments (ECICOG), briefed the Linn County Board of Supervisors on the county’s multijurisdictional hazard mitigation plan update for 2025–2030 during the March 10 meeting.
Prestigard said the plan identifies hazards (floods among them), evaluates vulnerabilities including critical facilities and vulnerable populations, and lays out actions communities can take to minimize future disaster impacts. The update included 30 jurisdictions: the county, 18 cities and 11 school districts. ECICOG held 35 planning meetings between June and October 2024; Linn County held five meetings.
She described the timeline: kickoff in April 2024, planning meetings June–October, a draft completed in January 2025, a public comment period that produced one public comment, and a state review by Iowa Homeland Security. Prestigard said Iowa Homeland Security required a few revisions for clarity that did not change identified priorities; after the county revisions the state sent the plan to FEMA for review.
"The plan must be adopted by resolution. County adoption is required before FEMA will provide final approval," Prestigard told the supervisors. ECICOG staff said they will assist participating jurisdictions with adoption and that the county resolution would be on the Wednesday agenda for signature.
Board members asked who participated in the planning committee; county emergency management and other staff were named as contributors. Supervisors thanked ECICOG and county staff for the work. The board did not adopt the plan on March 10; the county resolution was scheduled for the next meeting.
