Public Comment Period Open for Linn County Hazard Mitigation Plan Update

The public comment period for the Linn County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan 2025-2030 is now open. Anyone can provide written comments through January 28, 2025.

Comments for the plan can be submitted to the ECICOG webpage, emailed to Meagan Prestegard, or sent by mail to Meagan Prestegard at ECICOG, 700 Sixteenth Street NE, Suite 301, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402. When providing comments, please provide the city you are located in, your affiliation (if applicable), and reference the plan in your email subject line or on the front of the envelope.

During the public comment period, the plan will concurrently be reviewed by the Iowa Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region VII office.

The Linn County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan 2025-2030 will ensure that Linn County, cities, and school districts included in this plan will continue to be eligible to apply for Hazard Mitigation Assistance funding.

The Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 recognized the importance of hazard mitigation planning, which helps identify how a community can minimize the negative impacts of natural, human-caused, and combination hazards. This type of planning attempts to minimize death, injury, property damage, and community disruption. For Iowa and Linn County, recurring natural disasters such as windstorms, flooding, and ice storms have made local hazard mitigation planning an essential activity.