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Council adopts Lancaster County hazard mitigation plan resolution
Summary
Lititz Borough Council adopted Resolution 10 28 to accept the Lancaster County hazard mitigation plan, enabling municipal inclusion in countywide FEMA mitigation eligibility and outlining local flood‑mitigation and generator priorities.
Dwayne Ober, the borough’s emergency management coordinator and the WESC fire commissioner (as described in meeting discussion), briefed council on the Lancaster County hazard mitigation plan update and urged municipal adoption to preserve eligibility for federal mitigation and post‑disaster funding.
Ober summarized key local mitigation items identified in the county plan, including flood‑risk projects (relocation and lining of vulnerable pump stations), backup generator capacity for the water and wastewater treatment plants, and public‑education measures such as county alerting through the Regroup app. He said the county prepared the plan with vendor support and that PEMA and FEMA have reviewed the county submission; municipalities must adopt the plan by resolution for the county to document full adoption.
A council member moved to adopt Resolution 10 28, another seconded, and council approved the resolution by voice vote.
The resolution authorizes the borough to adopt the county plan as the borough’s hazard mitigation plan and positions Lititz Borough to remain eligible for FEMA and other state disaster mitigation funding if an incident requires recovery or mitigation grants.
