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Frederick adopts Weld County hazard mitigation plan to preserve federal grant eligibility
Summary
The Town of Frederick Board of Trustees voted 5–0 to adopt the 2026 Weld County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan, a step officials said preserves eligibility for federal mitigation grants while identifying local priorities such as air/water monitoring, stormwater improvements and an oil-and-gas incident response plan.
The Town of Frederick Board of Trustees voted 5–0 to adopt the 2026 Weld County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan, a countywide document staff said will keep Frederick eligible for federal mitigation funding while guiding local risk-reduction priorities.
Mary Garner, emergency manager for the Carbon Valley, told the board the plan is updated every five years and that participation is a prerequisite for many federal grants. "For every dollar we spend on mitigation, we save $6 in disaster recovery costs," Garner said, noting the document is…
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