Public Input Sought on County Hazard Mitigation Plan
County residents can gather information pertaining to hazard mitigation and provide input on Tuesday, May 14 from 3 to 7 p.m.
The Ocean County Office of Emergency Management will be developing a plan to address a variety of potential hazards and is seeking public input at a Tuesday, May 14 meeting. “It’s very important to get public participation in developing our Multi-Jurisdictional All Hazards Mitigation Plan,” said Acting Sheriff William Sommeling, who serves as the county’s Emergency Management Coordinator. The plan will include a risk assessment and a hazard mitigation strategy. It will identify projects that can reduce damages from natural, man-made and technological hazards. “With Superstorm Sandy fresh in everyone’s mind we want our citizens, elected officials and emergency responders to help develop the plan that is best for Ocean County,” Sommeling …
Mark
11:33 am on Tuesday, May 14, 2013
The County has a Office of Emergency Management, and each individual Town & borough has its own Office of Emergency Management and everyone points the finger at each other when things get screwed up as they did during Sandy. There should be one single OEM in the County and one individual (probably the County Sheriff) should be held accountable! But then again accountability is a dirt word in … more ›