Alachua County Emergency Management invites the public to participate in the Alachua County Local Mitigation Strategy Project Ranking Task Force meeting on Dec. 5, 2024, from 1 to 4:30 p.m. This meeting will be in person at the Alachua County Emergency Operations Center (1100 SE 27th St., Gainesville).
Alachua County is vulnerable to a variety of hazards that present threats to its communities, businesses, and environment. These hazards could be natural, societal, or technological and may have significant adverse human, environmental or economic impacts on the community. The Alachua County Local Mitigation Strategy (LMS) establishes a framework to lessen the vulnerability of Alachua County and its municipalities to these hazards. The LMS addresses projects, policies, and programs to reduce the county’s vulnerability to the impacts of disasters before and after they happen. The LMS also outlines actions that are initiated post-disaster to prevent recurring losses from future disasters.
View the Local Mitigation Strategy Plan.
Attendees will be able to observe how projects are prioritized for mitigation funding opportunities.
“The Alachua County Local Mitigation Strategy Working Group is responsible for maintaining the Alachua County Local Mitigation Strategy,” said Emergency Management Director Jen Grice. “This document is intended to guide efforts to protect life, property, and the environment from natural or technological hazards.”
Membership in the Local Mitigation Strategy Working Group is open to all jurisdictions, county government, private organizations, civic organizations, trade and commercial support groups, property owners’ associations, authorized tribal organizations, state agencies, regional planning councils, independent special districts, and non-profit organizations.
For more information, contact Alachua County Emergency Management at 352-264-6500 or acem@alachuacounty.us.
