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Local Mitigation Strategy


What is the Local Mitigation Strategy, or LMS?

The Local Mitigation Strategy is a hazard mitigation planning tool designed to promote mitigation efforts.  This plan is intended will reduce susceptibility to damage or economic loss resulting from natural hazards such as hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, wildfires etc. For those of you who are unaware, both state and local jurisdictions are required to have FEMA approved Local Mitigation Strategy (LMS) plans in order to be eligible for project grants; these include but are not limited to the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program and Pre-Disaster Mitigation Program.

How did the Okeechobee LMS start? 

            In 2005 Okeechobee County and the City of Okeechobee adopted the original Local Mitigation Strategy Plan.  It is a collaborative effort between government agencies, private businesses and citizens in the county to reduce our overall risk and prevent future losses. FEMA requirements specify that every jurisdiction review and revise their Local Mitigation Strategy Plans every five years in order to reflect changes in development, progress in local mitigation efforts, and changes in certain project priorities.

What is the future of the Okeechobee LMS?

Over the next three months the Local Mitigation Strategy Workgroup will conduct two Local Mitigation Strategy meetings. We will discuss future mitigation projects designed to reduce or eliminate the long-term risks the people and property located in Okeechobee County and the City of Okeechobee face from hazards and their effects. The overall goal of updating the Local Mitigation Strategy is to ensure that the Okeechobee area is less vulnerable when a natural hazard event occurs and to increase its capacity for recovery. 
 


Current LMS Project list is now CLOSED for public comment:

Final Prioritized 2010 LMS Action List.pdf

 


 
 
Next public meeting - TBD
 

499 NW 5th Ave, Okeechobee
Planning and Zoning Conference Room

 

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