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Committee adopts county hazard mitigation update covering all municipalities
Summary
County planning staff presented a five-year hazard mitigation plan update that for the first time covers every municipality in Onondaga County; the committee adopted the plan by voice vote and noted projects identified will be eligible for federal funding.
County planning staff told the committee the hazard mitigation plan, first adopted in 2013 and updated in 2019, has been revised again and now, for the first time, includes every municipality in Onondaga County. The update identifies hazards and potential mitigation projects—climate- and weather-related risks, flood-prone roads and bridges, harmful algal blooms and invasive species—and will make projects eligible for federal implementation funding.
The committee called for a motion to adopt the plan; committee members recorded approval by voice and the chair stated the motion carries. Planning staff emphasized that each municipality must adopt the plan on its own, and that the county will revisit the plan on the regular five-year schedule.
Waffner said the plan’s inclusion of local steering committees and municipal input helps tailor identified projects to each jurisdiction and positions those projects to apply for federal hazard-mitigation funds when solicitations are issued.
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