A planning committee comprised of representatives from Atchison County, the incorporated cities, and the public school districts is currently developing an update to the comprehensive Atchison County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan with a strategy to reduce the vulnerability of people and property in the planning area to the impacts of hazards and to remain eligible for mitigation funding programs from FEMA.

One of the key components of a hazard mitigation plan is public input during the planning process. The planning committee will be evaluating information on the hazards that impact each jurisdiction within Atchison County. The committee is seeking your input on the hazards that will be evaluated as well as your opinions on the types of activities that should be considered to reduce future impacts. Your comments will be considered by your community’s representatives on the planning committee as the plan is developed.

Become part of the planning process and take the five-question survey about the impacts of natural hazards in Atchison County. The link to the Atchison County Multi-jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan Public Survey is https://forms.gle/fFFp6wA1RukHPhSm9. The survey is also available on a special page dedicated to the update planning process on the Northwest Missouri Regional Council of Governments’ website at http://nwmorcog.org/atchison-county-plan-update/, as well as on the Regional Council’s Facebook page. Atchison County and the Northwest Missouri Regional Council of Governments appreciate your opinions.