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Wessington Springs adopts Jerauld County 2025 Hazard Mitigation Plan
Summary
The City Council unanimously adopted Resolution #11-1 to support and adopt the 2025 Jerauld County Hazard Mitigation Plan, committing the city to actions to implement the county plan as appropriate.
The Wessington Springs City Council voted on Nov. 3, 2025 to adopt Resolution #11-1 endorsing and adopting the 2025 Jerauld County Hazard Mitigation Plan. The resolution notes that the city participated in developing the county plan and states the council’s intent to take action to ensure implementation of the Plan.
Shawn Tobin moved and Scott Vaske seconded the resolution, which was adopted with all councilmembers recorded as voting aye. The resolution text in the meeting packet and minutes emphasizes that the Plan will be used as a disaster mitigation planning tool and that the city will act as deemed appropriate by the council to implement its provisions.
The adoption places the city on record with county-level mitigation planning and may be a prerequisite for certain FEMA hazard-mitigation grant processes; the transcript records the council’s formal adoption but does not detail next administrative steps or timelines.
