Public meetings planned for review of Allamakee County Hazard Mitigation Plan

Allamakee County and its jurisdictions have worked over the last year to complete an update to a countywide Hazard Mitigation Plan. The planning process was led by the Allamakee County Emergency Management Agency with assistance from Upper Explorerland Regional Planning Commission and a countywide Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee.

The plan identifies the characteristics and consequences of hazards and assesses vulnerabilities within communities to those hazards. The plan also looks at possible ways to avoid or minimize the undesired effects of hazard risks, culminating in a list of mitigation actions local stakeholders can work on.

Final presentation of hazard mitigation plan outcomes will occur at public meetings in each jurisdiction and school district in Allamakee County over the course of the next few months, and the public is encouraged to attend. Meeting times and dates in August are listed below:

• Monday August 14 - Harpers Ferry City Council Meeting
• Monday August 14, New Albin City Council Meeting
• Monday August 21, Allamakee School Board Meeting
• Monday August 21, Waukon City Council Meeting

For additional information on the plan or to provide feedback directly, contact Regional Planner Michelle Barness of Upper Explorerland Regional Planning Commission at 563-419-6243 or mbarness@uerpc.org, or Allamakee County Emergency Management Coordinator Corey Snitker at 563-568-1911 or csnitker@co.allamakee.ia.us.