Township EMC updates board on Hazard Mitigation Plan; BRIC program noted as returning

Aug 12, 2025

EMC Dennis Buttorff reported progress on the Hazard Mitigation Plan, described the federal BRIC program addressing flooding as being restored to the budget after a challenge, and noted a stream-restoration program by the American Floodplain Management Association.

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Dennis Buttorff, the township emergency management coordinator (EMC), updated supervisors on the Hazard Mitigation Plan and provided information about the federal BRIC program focused on flooding mitigation, telling the board the BRIC funding item "was taken out of the budget but ... the program is coming back." He also noted the American Floodplain Management Association is working on a program to restore streams to their original locations.

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