NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETINGS

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 28, 2016 4:00 p.m. Mercer County Commission, Tuesday, September 13, 2016, 10:00 a.m. Monroe County Commission, Wednesday, September 7, 2016, 9:00 a.m. Raleigh County Commission, Tuesday, September 6, 2016, 10:00 a.m. Summers County Commission, Wednesday, September 14, 2016, 11:00 a.m. Wyoming County Commission, Wednesday, September 21, 2016, 9:30 a.m. For additional information, contact Ms. Cori Edwards of Region I Planning and Development Council at (304) 431-7225. 9-6-TUE-2-RH; 4435