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County seeks FEMA planning grant to update hazard mitigation plan, staff says $13,034 cash match expected
Summary
Montezuma County staff told commissioners the county needs an updated hazard mitigation plan to stay eligible for federal mitigation grants; staff presented a $115,955.56 planning-contract estimate with a cash match estimate of $13,034 and recommended beginning the project in 2025.
Cortez, Colo. — County emergency-management staff told the Montezuma County Board of County Commissioners on Dec. 10 that updating the county hazard mitigation plan is necessary for municipalities to remain eligible for federal mitigation grants and that the county should begin a planning project in 2025.
"It's a great tool for all my plans and everything we do in emergency management," a county emergency-management staff member said of the hazard-mitigation plan, adding that the update supports municipal access to…
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