NOTICE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETINGS AND REVIEW OF HAZARD MITIGATION PLANS Mitigation plans form the foundation for a community’s long-term strategy to reduce disaster losses and break the cycle of disaster damage, reconstruction, and repeated damage. The Region I Planning & Development Council has received a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, in conjunction with the West Virginia Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, to prepare a multi-jurisdictional hazard mitigation plan for McDowell, Mercer, Monroe, Raleigh, Summers, and Wyoming Counties in accordance with FEMA requirements at 44.C.F.R. 201.6. Region I will host meetings to allow the public an opportunity to review the plans and provide input during the following County Commission meetings: * McDowell County Commission, Wednesday, September 28th 4:00 PM * Mercer County Commission, Tuesday, September 13th 10:00 AM * Monroe County Commission, Wednesday, September 7th 9:00 AM * Raleigh County Commission, Tuesday, September 6th 10:00 AM * Summers County Commission, Wednesday, September 14th 11:00 AM * Wyoming County Commission, Wednesday, September 21st 9:30 AM For additional information, contact Ms. Cori Edwards of Region I Planning and Development Council at 304-431-7225.