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Cusseta–Chattahoochee County adopts 2024 Hazard Mitigation Plan to preserve FEMA funding eligibility
Summary
The county commission unanimously adopted the updated 2024 Hazard Mitigation Plan so it can remain eligible for FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program funding; staff said the plan identifies nine natural and four technological hazards and includes 79 mitigation strategies.
The Cusseta–Chattahoochee County Board of Commissioners unanimously adopted the Cusseta-Chattahoochee County Hazard Mitigation Plan 2024 on Aug. 5, 2025, a step county officials said is required to remain eligible for FEMA mitigation funding.
County Manager Thomas Weaver introduced the item and said it had been added to the agenda so the county could get GEMA approval and submit for reimbursement. The commission approved a motion to amend the agenda and then voted to adopt the plan without opposition.
The plan update, prepared by the county emergency management agency and a 21-member planning committee, lists nine natural hazards and four technological or man-made hazards, and identifies 79 mitigation strategies across the hazards. The executive summary included with the meeting materials says the update adds hazards including transportation incident, earthquake and winter storms and recommends actions such as building tornado shelters near mobile-home parks, purchasing portable generators for the water utility, improving radio communications, and maintaining National Flood Insurance Program compliance.
Commissioners emphasized the plan is intended as a living document to help prioritize mitigation projects and support grant applications. Chairman Charles Coffey noted the adoption is primarily procedural but required: "The plan will be updated every five years," he said as the commission completed the adoption vote.
Next steps: county staff will file the adopted plan with GEMA and FEMA and pursue mitigation project funding consistent with the plan’s priorities and the county's budget cycle.
