Jefferson County - East-West Gateway Coordinating Council

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Jefferson County – Section 4
d. Encourage special needs population to develop hazard measures to include
distribution of NOAA weather radios; encourage placement of saferooms (in
strategic locations).
3. Decrease occurrence and impact of flooding.
Actions
a. Encourage appropriate jurisdictions to participate in National Flood Insurance
Program, CRS, Hazard Mitigation Plan.
b. Encourage residents, jurisdictions and developers to protect and maintain
natural river and stream channels and corridors.
c. Encourage residents, jurisdictions and developers to utilize, design and/or
build systems to detain stormwater in ways to promote infiltration and
replicate natural movement of water.
d. Encourage local governments and stakeholders to participate in watershed
planning that protect streams against flooding.
e. Encourage jurisdictions to identify remaining repetitive flood loss properties
for buyout purposes; prioritize and implement buyouts.
f. Review and revise flood-fighting plans as appropriate.
g. Encourage jurisdictions to strengthen floodplain regulations.
GOAL # 2: Preserve and maintain property, infrastructure, businesses, and jurisdiction
vitality on local, countywide and regional basis.
Objectives:
1. Reduce or prevent impacts from hazards on private properties
Actions
a. Encourage education of residents, businesses and jurisdictions on hazards by
circulating brochures, checklist and preparedness kits to prepare structures
for disasters (such as tiedowns, gas shutoff valves and other utilities).
b. Encourage jurisdiction planning departments to work with home builders
associations, realtors’ associations, developers; encourage use of hazard
maps by public for purchasing, construction, improvement of properties.
c. Encourage utilities and communications businesses and developers to
consider installation of underground electric and communications lines.
2. Reduce or prevent impacts from hazards on public properties.