McHenry County citizens are invited to attend a public meeting on at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 26 to review and comment on a McHenry County Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan. The meeting is being held in the McHenry County Administration building, Conference Rooms A, B and C, 667 Ware Road, Woodstock.
The McHenry County Hazard Mitigation Committee has completed the development of the plan which will identify activities that can be undertaken by both the government and the private sector to reduce the safety hazards, health hazards, and property damage caused by floods, severe summer and winter storms, tornadoes, and other natural hazards.
"Hazard mitigation" means doing everything that can be done to reduce the impact of the natural hazards on people and property. It does not necessarily mean controlling floodwaters or stopping tornadoes. These hazards are natural phenomena and, in many cases, mitigation means adjusting what people do in the face of this natural activity.
McHenry County is subject to natural hazards that threaten life and health and have caused extensive property damage in the past. Again, while these hazards are acts of nature, the impacts on residents, public facilities, businesses, and private property can be reduced through hazard mitigation.
What Happens To The Plan
The McHenry County Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan will be considered by the McHenry County Board for adoption, and also for adoption by the McHenry County municipalities and townships that participated on the Hazard Mitigation Committee. After the Plan is adopted, McHenry County and the participating municipalities and townships will be eligible for hazard mitigation grant funding through the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
The Plan will also be available on the McHenry County website for review and comment.
For more information, please contact Barry Valentine and 815/338-6400 or blvalent@co.mchenry.il.us.
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