La Grande Seeking Feedback on Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan
By Garrett Christensen on Friday, September 22nd, 2023 in More Top Stories Northeastern Oregon News
LA GRANDE – The city of La Grande is working to create a Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan (NHMP) to replace the now obsolete Northeast Oregon Regional NHMP and are looking for community input. For those unfamiliar with the NHMP, La Grande Parks and Rec issued the following release explaining the situation:
“Poor air quality, drought, flood, invasive species, wildfire…what natural hazards concern you?
Communities are stronger when they recognize the risks from natural hazards and make efforts to reduce risk from their effects. Natural Hazard Mitigation Plans identify risks from natural hazards and develop actions and strategies to mitigate those risks.
The previous Northeast Oregon Regional Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan (NHMP) was completed in 2014 and has since expired. The city of La Grande is now collaborating with the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD) to create the La Grande NHMP. The new NHMP will return the City’s eligibility for disaster-related funding.
What’s Happening Now?
The City of La Grande Public Works team has convened representatives from various city departments; in addition to, community businesses and organizations to update this plan in order to increase resilience to natural hazards events in La Grande.”
Residents can provide feedback on the mitigation plan update through a survey at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdag7Bwh9EYtMsPmhe6fW6opWt4YAFtvuP6lU466RHFenmEsw/viewform
