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2024-2029 Howard County Hazard Mitigation Plan Update

This page is dedicated to the 2024-2029 Howard County Hazard Mitigation Plan Update process. This plan is updated every five years and reviewed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The goal of this page is to gather public comments on the plan. Please see the link to the Plan below for review as well as a link to a form to send our office your comments, critiques, and suggestions on the Plan!

The first phase of public comments on the current plan (the 2018 version) will last until February 2023. Then, the final working draft will be posted for further public comment on February 28, 2023, and the public comment period will end on April 7, 2023. Next, the plan will go to the Maryland Department of Emergency Management (MDEM) for review followed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Finally, the Plan will go before the County Council for approval. After approval, the Plan will be posted for the public. 

2024-2029 Howard County Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan 

This Plan seeks to reduce the County's human, social, environmental, and economic loss from future natural disasters. The Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan (NHMP) seeks to develop practical planning solutions for the variety of hazards that pose a risk to Howard County. 

View the Draft of the Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan

 

2024-2029 Flood Mitigation Plan 

This Plan is a deeper dive into flood-related risks and hazards. 

View the Draft of the Flood Mitigation Plan

Do You Have Feedback?

Please fill out this Feedback Form with any comments, critiques, or suggestions you might have to help us improve the Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan or Flood Mitigation Plan. 

Submit Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan and Flood Mitigation Plan Feedback

Public Meeting Dates and Summaries

The next public meeting will be held on March 22, 2023 at the Harriet Tubman Cultural Center in Columbia, MD from 4 PM to 5 PM. Then a fully virtual public meeting will follow on March 29, 2023 from 12 PM to 1 PM. Please use this link to register. 

November 17, 2022 Public Meeting at Gary J. Arthur Community Center View Summary 

 

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