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Published February 21, 2018

Hazard Mitigation meeting Feb. 26

MORGAN COUNTY – The Lake of the Ozarks Council of Local Governments (LOCLG) will be hosting the third meeting of a series of public meetings to gain public input into the local multi-jurisdictional hazard mitigation plan for Morgan County.

The meeting is planned for Monday, February 26, 2018 at 6 p.m. at the Morgan County Justice Center 211 East Newton Street Versailles, MO.

Mitigation actions from the current plan will be evaluated along with discussions about any new mitigation actions.

Missouri has experienced twenty-three natural disasters declarations in the past twenty years. These natural disasters can lead to loss of life, property damages, loss of essential services, loss of critical facilities and economic disruption.

The time and money spent on recovering from a natural disaster can also exhaust additional resources both personally and community wide.

“Morgan County officials recognize the impact of these disasters on our communities. We are taking a proactive approach to updating our Hazard Mitigation Plan. Through the planning process, we hope to make our communities more resilient,” a spokesman said.

Hazard Mitigation by definition is any actions taken to reduce or eliminate the long-term risk to human life and property from natural hazards.

“It is very important that we have a good representation from across the county to ensure we have the support for the plan update in each local community,” said the spokesman. “We look forward to developing a comprehensive and effective Hazard Mitigation plan to serve our local needs.”

More information about the planning process or copies of the current plan, call LOCLG at 573-346-5692. If you have any questions, or need any special accommodations for the meeting, call them at the above telephone number.

The agenda for the meeting will be:

AGENDA
I. CALL TO ORDER
II. INTRODUCTIONS AND SIGN-IN SHEET
III. HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN (HMP)
a. Update of the Current Hazard Mitigation Plan
i. Evaluate Mitigation Actions as identified in the original HMP 2013
ii. Discuss status of current Mitigation Actions iii. Discuss any new Mitigation Action
Ideas
b. Miller County Hazard Mitigation Survey 2018
i. Review of Public Results of the Hazard Mitigation Survey
ii. Discuss the deadline for completion of Draft
c. Planning Process Continues
i. Next Meeting Date-Tuesday, March 27, 2018 at 6:00 pm
IV. OPEN DISCUSSION
V. CONCLUSION
VI. ADJOURN

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