PUBLIC NOTICE -- Metro Holds Multi-Hazard Plan Public Meeting
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 31, 2009
CONTACT: AMANDA SLUSS
615.880.2962 (OFFICE)
615.533.0978 (CELL)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Metro government is holding a public input meeting for the review of the Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan, which the Metro Council, the state and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) need to approve this fall. The meeting will be held Tuesday, September 15, 2009, from 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. at the East Police Precinct, located at 936 East Trinity Lane.
Hazard mitigation is defined as any sustained action taken to reduce or eliminate long-term risk to human life and property from hazards. Local and state governments are required to have hazard mitigation plans to remain eligible for certain federal disaster assistance and other funding programs.
A draft copy of Metro’s Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan is available online at www.nashville.gov/stormwater/amec_multihazard or www.nashville.gov/oem.