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Harrison County emergency manager warns shelters will not meet future demand; seeks federal funding opportunities
Summary
Emergency management staff told supervisors the county's current shelter roster will not meet projected need for 10% of the population and asked for guidance on pursuing federal funding for new or reinforced shelter capacity in eastern Harrison County.
Harrison County Emergency Management Agency officials told the board that even if the county activated all 14 current storm shelters, the available capacity would still fall short of the 10% population sheltering goal set in the county hurricane plan.
"We would still not quite have capacity for the 10% of our population that we planned for in our hurricane plan," the EMA speaker said, noting population growth and projected future demand. Staff said most…
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