2010 Metro Mitigation Plan

METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY
Karl F. Dean
Mayor
Laura Hokenstad
Director
OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
2060 15 TH AVENUE SOUTH
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE 37212
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 14, 2009
Contact: Amanda Sluss
(615) 880-2962 office
(615) 533-0978 cell
Amanda.Sluss@nashville.gov
PUBLIC NOTICE
METRO HOLDS MULTI-HAZARD PLAN PUBLIC MEETING
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Metro government is holding a public input meeting for the revision 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 6-7:30 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 revised Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan is available at the Public Library’s
Main branch, located at 615 Church Street, or online at www.nashville.gov/oem.
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Figure A-3 Press Release announcing notice of public meeting
Metropolitan Nashville – Davidson County
Appendix A
Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan Page A-20
April 2010