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Blair County officials urge quick completion of overdue hazard mitigation plan as grants hang in the balance
Summary
Emergency Management and county commissioners said the county hazard mitigation plan expired in February 2025 and delays have put municipal grant funding at risk; staff said a consultant is finishing a final review and will submit the plan for state and federal sign-off before municipalities adopt.
Chris Frederickson of Blair County Emergency Management told the planning commission that the countywide hazard mitigation plan expired on Feb. 10, 2025, and that repeated delays in updating it threaten grant funding for municipal projects. "This is extremely important. It is negatively affecting every community within Blair County, and we currently have several organizations that are in jeopardy of losing funding if this plan is not in place as soon as possible," Frederickson said.
Planning staff said the plan is now with the consultant…
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