Brown Deer adopts updated Milwaukee County Hazard Mitigation Plan to preserve FEMA eligibility
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Summary
The board adopted resolution 25-16 approving the 2025 Milwaukee County Hazard Mitigation Plan, a required step to remain eligible for FEMA mitigation funding. The measure passed by unanimous roll call.
The Village Board approved resolution 25-16 on Oct. 6, formally adopting the 2025 Milwaukee County Hazard Mitigation Plan as the village's updated mitigation strategy.
Staff explained that adoption of the county plan is necessary to preserve eligibility for future Federal Emergency Management Agency mitigation grants. "If we want future FEMA funding, we have to adopt the updated county hazard mitigation plan," a presenter said. The board moved, seconded and adopted the resolution by roll call (all ayes). No changes to the county plan were proposed at the meeting.
Next steps: Adoption places the village in compliance with FEMA program requirements so that the village remains eligible to apply for mitigation funding tied to the county plan; staff said the full plan is linked in the meeting packet and indicated they would return with any required project-level grant applications.