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Sharpsburg adopts county hazard mitigation plan, gains eligibility for FEMA mitigation grants
Summary
The Sharpsburg Mayor and Council on Nov. 4 adopted Washington County's five-year Hazard Mitigation Plan (Resolution 2024-01), which includes three Sharpsburg projects and makes the town eligible for FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program and BRIC funding.
Sharpsburg Mayor Russell Weaver and the Mayor and Council adopted the Washington County Hazard Mitigation Plan by Resolution 2024-01 at their Nov. 4 meeting, a move that town officials said will allow Sharpsburg to apply for federal mitigation funding.
W.C. Emergency Management Specialist Cody Swope summarized the plan and noted three projects listed for Sharpsburg: reducing the town's floodplain area, community outreach, and engineering work for Antietam and Church Streets. "By adopting the plan, the town is eligible for FEMA Funding under the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) and Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC)," Swope said.
The council voted on the resolution following Swope's presentation; Councilmember Robbie Waters moved to adopt and Vice Mayor Jacob Martz seconded. The motion carried.
Nut graf: The adoption places projects affecting flood risk and street engineering on the county plan, a prerequisite for most federal mitigation grants. That eligibility could allow Sharpsburg to seek funding for engineering and construction work tied to floodplain reduction and resilience measures.
Council members did not specify a particular HMGP or BRIC application at the meeting. The motion simply adopted the countywide plan, which county emergency management updates every five years and uses to prioritize grant applications. The town will need to follow program application rules, engineering standards and grant timelines set by FEMA and the county when seeking funds.
The council adopted the plan under Resolution 2024-01; the adoption was recorded in the meeting minutes and carried without a roll-call tally being provided in the minutes.
Looking ahead: adopting the plan allows town staff and council to pursue grant-supported engineering and outreach work, but any individual project will require separate funding applications and likely additional engineering or permitting steps.
