Nueces County will hold a public meeting on Thursday, May 25th to gather public input for updating their Multi-jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Action Plan (HMAP).
This meeting will be held virtually via Microsoft Teams at 10:00 a.m. The public, area businesses, and organizations located throughout Nueces County and the planning area are invited and encouraged to attend. The purpose of the public meeting is to provide an update from LAN, consultant to the project, and solicit information from citizens.
Public input will help the project team to analyze potential hazards affecting residents and recommend possible actions to reduce their impact. Hazards included are high winds, tornado, winter storm, hail, flood, drought, wildfire, dam failure, extreme heat, lightning, and expansive soils.
The goal of the Hazard Mitigation Action Plan is to minimize or eliminate the long-term risk to human life and property from known hazards by identifying and implementing cost-effective mitigation actions.
Mitigation is defined by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as sustained actions taken to reduce or eliminate long-term risk to people and property from hazards and their effects. With the FEMA-approved Plan, Nueces County, along with participating jurisdictions in the plan, Agua Dulce, Bishop, Banquete ISD, Corpus Christi, Petronila, Port Aransas, Robstown, Driscoll, Nueces County Drainage District No. 2, Nueces County Water Control & Improvement District No. 3, and Nueces County Water Control & Improvement District No. 4 will be eligible to apply for grant funding opportunities under the Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) program. The grants could fund critical projects such as backup generators, drainage projects, and hardening of critical facilities to minimize future damage from natural disasters that affect the County’s planning area.
A public participation survey is available at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NuecesCountyHMPSurvey
Virtual Meeting Link: Meeting ID: 263 492 247 294
Hazard Mitigation Plan Public Meeting on May 25, 2023
Passcode: FVrzik
call in (Audio Only): +1 402-541-7284, 687 485 133
Phone Conference ID: 687 485 133