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Commissioner Brown - Emergency Management/Fire Services - To Approve Adoption of Revised Cleveland Gaston Lincoln County Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan
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STAFF CONTACT
Scott Hunter - Emergency Management & Fire Services - 704-866-3350
BUDGET IMPACT
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BACKGROUND
Continued eligibility for North Carolina Disaster Relief Funding per North Carolina General Statutes, Chapter 166A: North Carolina Emergency Management Act and Section 322: Mitigation Planning of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act mandates that NC Counties and Municipalities have an approved Hazard Mitigation Plan to receive state and federal assistance in the event of a declared disaster.
Gaston County, including the municipalities, has been paired with both Cleveland and Lincoln Counties and its municipalities due to adjoining boundaries and similar natural threats for the development of a Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan, and such regional hazard mitigation planning is a trend occurring across the State.
The Cleveland Gaston Lincoln Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan incorporates specific planning details for each County and municipality. This Plan will be an update over the current Gaston County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan, which is expiring, and the Act also mandates that Hazard Mitigation Plans be updated and adopted at least every five (5) years to maintain a current status.
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ATTACHMENTS
Resolution