SRC Annual Mitigation Update

Annual Mitigation Update 

At the Thursday, Sept. 20 regular commission committee meeting, the Santa Rosa County Local Mitigation Strategy or <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags” /> LMS Task Force will update the commissioners on mitigation efforts in Santa Rosa County. Items that will be discussed include the progress of ongoing mitigation projects, an evaluation report on the progress of the flood mitigation plan and an update on the county’s community rating system or CRS efforts. A copy of the presentation and the flood mitigation plan evaluation report can be reviewed by visiting the county’s LMS web page at www.santarosa.fl.gov/lms.

The purpose of the Santa Rosa County Local Mitigation Strategy Task Force is to decrease the vulnerability of the citizens, governments, businesses and institutions of Santa Rosa County to the future human, economic and environmental costs of natural, technological, and societal disasters. To this end, the task force develops, monitors, implements, and maintains a comprehensive plan for hazard mitigation.  Participation on the task force is open to all jurisdictions, organizations and individuals supporting its purposes. For more information regarding the annual update or the activities of the LMS, please contact Sheila Harris, special projects and grants coordinator at (850) 983-1848 or sheilah@santarosa.fl.gov.