Hazard Mitigation Planning
510 East Boston Street
Covington, LA
Phone: (985) 898-2359
Fax: (985) 898-3030 |
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St. Tammany Parish is in the process of updating its Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan. The first meeting was held on September 29th, 2008 and the process is anticipated to take approximately 6 months to complete. A Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee will review actions to increase public and property safety in the event of tropical storms, floods, tornadoes, or other natural hazards. The first plan was created in 2004. The Planning Committee, working under the auspices of the St. Tammany Parish Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, will hold 3 additional meetings. The Committee’s members include representatives of Parish offices, interested municipalities, property owner associations, and public organizations.
St. Tammany Parish is subject to natural hazards that threaten life and health and have caused extensive property damage. Since Hurricane Betsy in 1965, the Parish has been declared a disaster area by the President 20 times. As noted by Parish President Kevin Davis, "While these hazards are acts of nature, the impacts on residents, public facilities, businesses, and private property can be diminished through hazard mitigation planning".
Community input is a vital part of revising the current plan. All St. Tammany Parish residents are welcome to attend the meetings and to review and comment on the changes being made. We have provided a comment form that you can download and submit, or you can e-mail comments direct.
