Four public meetings regarding the Koochiching County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan will be held on Wednesday and Thursday.
The MHMP plan details the natural hazards that face the county and identifies specific mitigation strategies and actions to reduce the impact of disasters, said a release from the Arrowhead Regional Development Commission. Meetings will be held as follows:
Wednesday
- 1:30-3 p.m., Ranier Community Building
- 4:30-6 p.m., Koochiching County Courthouse commissioners boardroom
Thursday
- 9- 10:30 a.m., Big Falls Community Building
- 11:30 a.m.- 1 p.m., Littlefork Community Building
In the fall of 2013 Koochiching County received a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to prepare an update of its multi-jurisdictional MHMP. Seven jurisdictions are part of the plan, including Koochiching County and the cities of International Falls, Rainer, Littlefork, Big Falls, Mizpah, and Northome. Staff from the Arrowhead Regional Development Commission are facilitating the planning process.
Public input is a required step in the MHMP planning process. Community members and staff from the county and participating cities are strongly encouraged to attend the scheduled public meetings. The meetings will provide local residents, businesses, agencies and organizations an opportunity to learn about the draft plan, ask questions and provide feedback on mitigation strategies and recommended actions for implementation.
A draft of the Koochiching County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan content is available for public review at www.arrowheadplanning.org/Koochichingmhmp. Comments or questions on the plan or public meetings may be directed to Bonnie Hundrieser, ARDC (218) 529-7527 or bhundrieser@ardc.org
The Arrowhead Regional Development Commission is a regional comprehensive planning and development agency serving the counties of Koochiching, Carlton, Cook, Koochiching, Koochiching, Lake and St. Louis in Northeast Minnesota. Its mission is to serve the people of the Arrowhead Region by providing local units of government and citizen groups a means to work cooperatively in identifying needs, solving problems and fostering local leadership.
