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Notice of Comment Period to Discuss Updates of the Local Mitigation Strategy
Osceola County Emergency Management coordinates and supports the Local Mitigation Strategy Working Group in producing the Local Mitigation Strategy. The objective of the Local Mitigation Strategy is to make Osceola County and the community, as a “whole”, safer and more disaster resilient. Understanding hazard mitigation enables the community to lessen vulnerability to the various threats and hazards which better supports economic and social development.
Through effective hazard mitigation programming, business disruption is lessened and governmental financial outlay reduced. By addressing hazards in advance using mitigation initiatives, businesses and citizens recover and achieve normalcy sooner following a catastrophic event.
The strategy is a multi-jurisdictional hazard mitigation document (the Plan) achieved through a coordinated, cooperative planning effort across the public and private sectors including public feedback. Developing and maintaining the Plan is extremely important to the Osceola County community because of rapid population growth, seasonal population (tourism) influx, and expanding development.
The Plan identifies, prioritizes, and executes mitigation goals and objectives including mitigation initiatives based on community hazards and vulnerabilities throughout the entire county. The Plan identifies mitigation initiatives that are cost effective, technically feasible, and environmentally sound.
The Osceola County Office of Emergency Management will hold public meetings to discuss the update of the Local Mitigation Strategy. The meetings are free and open to the public. Citizens are encouraged to attend and participate in the process, as well as provide their input by completing an online survey.
Public Comment Meeting Dates
August 5, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Buenaventura Lakes Branch Library
405 Buenaventura Boulevard, Kissimmee, Florida 34743
August 28, 9:00 am – 11:00 am
Meeting will be held via online on Microsoft Teams
September 4, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Hart Memorial Central Library
211 East Dakin Avenue, Kissimmee, Florida 34741
Contact
For more information, e-mail at Alert@osceola.org or call 407-742-9012. You can also visit www.osceola.org/Local-Mitigation-Strategy for upcoming events and information.