Postville residents invited to City meeting to discuss Hazard Mitigation

Allamakee County is completing an update to their 2012 Hazard Mitigation Plan.  The plan is being developed with the Cities of Harpers Ferry, Lansing, New Albin, Postville, Waterville, Waukon, as well as Allamakee County (representing unincorporated areas), to assess hazard risk and prioritize mitigation actions to reduce or eliminate long-term risk to people and property.  Flooding, severe storms, and man-made risks such as hazardous materials or transportation incidents are examples of the types of hazards that have been addressed for the area.  The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), through Iowa Homeland Security & Emergency Management Department, has supported this planning process by offering grant funds to Allamakee County Emergency Management. 

Residents of Postville are invited to attend a public hazard mitigation planning meeting to be held during the regularly scheduled Postville City Council session on Monday August 14 at 7 pm.  The address for the city council chambers is 147 N. Lawler Street in Postville.  At the meeting planners will engage the city council, city staff and community members in a discussion of hazard risks and hazard mitigation actions specific to Postville.  Public input on this topic is greatly valued and all interested citizens are encouraged to attend and be involved.

For those who would like to learn more about the current Allamakee County Hazard Mitigation Plan, visit the following Upper Explorerland Regional Planning Commission website to view the existing plan document: http://uerpc.org/allamakee-haz-mit.html.

If you have questions please contact Upper Explorerland Regional Planning Commission Regional Planner Michelle Barness at 563-382-6171 or by email at mbarness@uerpc.org.