Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan

COMMUNITY FEEDBACK REQUESTED: 

Linn County Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan Update Survey: Mitigation Strategy

Linn County and its cities are currently updating our Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan (NHMP). The plan will help you and county, city, and district leaders better understand your risk of natural hazards and help to reduce that risk.

To provide feedback on the mitigation strategy, please take a few minutes to review the draft (available for viewing and download in the "Supporting Documents" section at the bottom of this page) and complete this survey. Also, feel free share the survey with other stakeholders or constituents.

The mitigation strategy includes a mission, goals, and actions. Mitigation action items are activities or projects that local jurisdictions can implement to reduce risk, and they are an important part of the NHMP. The NHMP Steering Committee reviewed and updated these actions through a process that involved brainstorming, discussion, review, and revisions. Your feedback will be provided to the Steering Committee for their further consideration.

GENERAL INFO:

Linn County is in the process of updating its 2017 Multi-Jurisdictional Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan (NHMP). This work is being performed in cooperation with the State of Oregon’s Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD). With re-adoption of the plan, Linn County will maintain its eligibility to apply for federal funding towards natural hazard mitigation projects. A Steering Committee with members representing Linn County, cities, fire districts, emergency management, state agencies, and other interested parties are working together to guide the planning process and update the plan. The NHMP Steering Committee will reconvene to focus on the plan update following the completion of the Linn County Community Wildfire Protection Plan [CWPP Web Page].

A natural hazard mitigation plan provides communities with a set of goals, action items, and resources designed to reduce risk from future natural disaster events. Engaging in mitigation activities provides jurisdictions with several benefits, including reduced loss of life, property, essential services, critical facilities, and economic hardship; reduced short-term and long-term recovery and reconstruction costs; increased cooperation and communication within the community through the planning process; and increased potential for state and federal funding for recovery and reconstruction projects. 

If you have any questions regarding the Linn County CWPP or the update process in general, please contact: Alyssa Boles, CFM, Linn County, Planning Manager, (541) 967-3816 ext. 2360 or aboles@co.linn.or.us; or Susan Millhauser, DLCD Natural Hazards Planner at 971-375-3767 or susan.millhauser@dlcd.oregon.gov.