[CEMA Signal] NEWS ADVISORY: Public Invited to Discuss Hazard Mitigation Plan

[cema_signal at chathamemergency.org]

NEWS ADVISORY
 
Chatham Emergency Management Agency
 
For Immediate Release
August 31st, 2009, 3 PM
 
CONTACT:
K. Courtney Cunningham
912.201.4508  (O)
912.657.8671  (C)
kccunnin at chathamcounty.org
 

Public Invited to Discuss Hazard Mitigation Plan
Savannah, GA - August 31st, 2009,  3 PM


The Steering Committee for the Chatham County Hazard Mitigation Plan will meet on September 15, 2009, at the Coastal Georgia Center. At this meeting, the committee and members of the public will discuss potential mitigation projects and priorities to be include in the plan update. We hope you are able to participate in this meeting. 
 
The meeting is part of a planning process being conducted by Chatham Emergency Management Agency (CEMA), made possible by a FEMA grant provided through the Georgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA). The plan update will build on the current county hazard mitigation plan, which was completed and approved in 2005.  CEMA has contracted the services of a consulting firm, James Lee Witt Associates, to assist with the update process.
 
The plan update will identify and document potential mitigation opportunities within the county, focusing on the reduction of the risks of loss of life, injury, and property damage from natural or human-caused disaster events.  The plan will also provide a foundation for identifying projects suitable for future federal funding as it becomes available and will address past and potential issues caused by natural and human-caused hazards.
 
The first Steering Committee meeting held in May was widely attended and yielded a great deal of information to be included in the plan update.  The second Steering Committee meeting in August provided a forum for discussion of risk assessment and vulnerabilities. We hope to continue moving forward with a high level of attendance and participation, as the plan is intended to address hazard vulnerability and mitigation issues within the county and participating municipalities.  Please help us to continue becoming a more disaster resistant community.
 
The third Steering Committee meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at 10 a.m. at the Coastal Georgia Center, 205 Fahm Street, Savannah. Your participation and support are greatly appreciated, as is information you can add to the planning process. 
 
If you have questions regarding the plan update process or the meeting, please contact Matt Stanley at CEMA at 912-201-4500 or mjstanley at chathamcounty.org.  If you have information that you feel would be beneficial to the planning process, please contact Alessandra Jerolleman of James Lee Witt Associates at 504-914-6648 or ajerolleman at wittassociates.com.

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K. Courtney Cunningham
Emergency Management Specialist
External Affairs / Volunteer Coordination

Chatham Emergency Management Agency
124 Bull Street, Suite 140
Savannah, GA 31401

kccunnin at chathamcounty.org
912.201.4508
912.657.8671
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