Logan County Natural Hazards Mitigation Planning Committee meeting
scheduled for Thursday
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[June 11, 2013]
Projects and activities to
protect residents and property from storms and other hazards will be
discussed at the Logan County Natural Hazards Mitigation Planning
Committee meeting on Thursday, June 13, at the Logan County Public
Safety Complex, 911 Pekin St. in Lincoln. The meeting begins at 4
p.m. and is open to the public.
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"Severe storms frequently cause damages to buildings, crops, roads
and other critical infrastructure in this area and across Illinois.
Since 1950 Logan County has had more tornadoes than any Illinois
county except for McLean and Champaign. In addition, we have
experienced an increase in the severity of heavy rainfall events
during the last two decades. Taking preventative steps reduces the
number of personal injuries and the amount of dollars lost,"
according to Terry Storer, Logan County Emergency Management Agency.
Logan County has an emergency response plan, but not a mitigation
plan.
"Emergency response plans prescribe what actions should be taken
after a storm hits. This mitigation plan identifies actions that
should be taken before a storm occurs," Storer said.
Atlanta, Broadwell, Elkhart, Emden, Hartsburg, Lincoln and Mount
Pulaski are municipalities participating in the planning process.
While the public has provided input on portions of the plan, the
entire plan will be presented for public review and comment before
it is submitted to the state and federal government for approval.
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"A public forum will be conducted this fall for interested
persons to review the plan and ask questions of committee members. A
two-week public comment period will be established to accommodate
interested persons who are unable to attend the forum. We want to
make sure that anybody who is interested has an opportunity to
review and comment on the draft plan," said Storer.
"In addition, a copy of the draft plan will be placed on the
county website for residents to view. We want to make it as easy as
possible for all residents to view this draft plan so that they can
read about what type of storm damage reduction projects are being
considered," he added.
People interested can submit questions and comments to the
committee members or directly to the Logan County Emergency
Management Agency.
[Text from file received from the
Logan County Emergency Management Agency]
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