Public invited to Allamakee County Hazard Mitigation Planning Project December 14

Members of the public are invited to the next meeting of the Allamakee County Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee set for Wednesday, December 14. The meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. in the Waterville Fire Station, located at 121 Main Street in Waterville.

At the meeting, planners will provide an overview of the hazard risk assessment process and review information on hazards that have been profiled for the hazard mitigation plan thus far. Meeting attendees will then have an opportunity to help score hazards to determine which are most likely to impact Allamakee County communities.

For those who would like to learn more about what hazards are currently identified and profiled for Allamakee County, take a look at Section 3: Risk Assessment within the existing hazard mitigation plan, which can be viewed on the Upper Explorerland Regional Planning Commission website at http://uerpc.org/allamakee-haz-mit.html.

Members of the public are encouraged to attend the meeting and be part of this planning process. This planning is a long-term process with additional meetings being held throughout the county over the next year. Anyone with further questions may contact either Allamakee County Emergency Management Coordinator Corey Snitker at 563-568-4233 or by e-mail at csnitker@co.allamakee.ia.us, or Upper Explorerland Regional Planning Commission Community Planner Michelle Barness at 563-382-6171 or by e-mail at mbarness@uerpc.org.