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Kodiak Island Borough completes update to multi-jurisdictional hazard mitigation plan; adoption would restore eligibility for FEMA mitigation grants
Summary
Community Development staff presented a draft update to the borough's multi-jurisdictional hazard mitigation plan. The plan follows FEMA and state guidance, includes public meetings and a 30-plus-day comment period, and—if adopted and approved by state and FEMA—would restore eligibility for FEMA hazard mitigation grant programs.
The Kodiak Island Borough Community Development Department presented an updated multi-jurisdictional hazard mitigation plan to the assembly on Feb. 27, detailing the boroughwide process to assess hazards and propose mitigation actions.
"A hazard mitigation plan focuses on mitigating potential hazards by reducing risk and potential impacts of hazards such as loss of life and destruction of property," Community Development staff member Chris French said during the meeting.
French and his team said the prior plan expired in November 2024 and the updated draft incorporates a…
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