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Elkhart council adopts county multi-hazard mitigation plan to preserve FEMA funding
Summary
The Elkhart Common Council adopted a county-wide five-year multi-hazard mitigation plan to maintain eligibility for FEMA disaster funds; the plan was presented by the fire department and passed by roll-call vote after brief council questioning.
Elkhart Common Council voted to adopt the county multi-hazard mitigation plan, a five-year document the city must adopt to remain eligible for some FEMA grants and disaster funding.
Sam Coursey, identified in the transcript as the assistant fire chief, told the council, “It's a 5-year plan, and this will be the second time that we adopt it so that we can get funding from FEMA,” and described the packet as roughly 80–85…
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