From:                                         Kathie Grant, Meade County Emergency Manager

Sent:                                           Tuesday, December 16, 2008 1:48 PM

To:                                               boss477@rap.midco.net; cnupen@rap.midco.net; DHammock@lazyhent.com; dwink@gwtc.net; jschroeder@rushmore.com

Subject:                                     Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan

 

Greetings,

 

As you know I have been working on updating the Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan.   Some of you have been in at the Pre-Disaster Planning meetings and are aware of our progress.

 

We are at the point where we need to identify long range goals for the plan.

 

The goals should be something that would mitigate a hazard or lessen the damage or injury from the hazard.

 

As an example in the old plan, our desire for an early warning system was a goal.

 

I am seeking your thoughts as elected officials.    The goals need to be something that would be feasible so they should be practical.

 

Any thoughts or ideas are welcome. I did not want to come before you in public meeting without you having the opportunity to consider the county needs and form your ideas, and thoughts in private.

 

At this point the only goal I am considering for the county is to continue the siren placement in residential areas.

I am not sure if we have need for any drainage studies or similar studies.

 

Thank you for your time,

Kathie