From McHenry County:
McHenry County to Review Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan
WOODSTOCK, Ill. – McHenry County governments and public safety agencies will be
conducting their annual review of the county Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan next month.
The plan exists to assess natural and man-made hazards that may affect local communities, and to identify strategies to reduce their impact.
One long-time observer told me the Fox River is as low as he has ever seen it. Here is what it looked like at the Algonquin Dam on October 5th.
Having a mitigation plan allows local governments to be eligible for Federal Emergency Management Agency funding to help cover mitigation measures to lessen the risk of loss of life and property from future disasters.
Here, on October 5th, is where the Carpentersville Dam used to be. Unlike the last time I visited when the river was low, this time there were not many mussel shells.
The McHenry County Emergency Management Agency will host the review starting at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6 at the Regional Training Facility, 655 Village Hall Drive, Cary. A copy of the meeting agenda and the current version of the plan can be found on the EMA’s webpage. While the plan is reviewed annually, it is rewritten every five years, with input gleaned from the annual meetings.
The McHenry County EMA’s website, www.mchenryaware.com, offers valuable tips for people to be prepared when disaster strikes and reduce the risks to themselves and their property.
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So, why the photos of the Fox River?
McHenry County officials spend a lot of time and money filling and delivering sandbags when the Fox River floods.
I’m wondering if it would be cheaper just to buy the homes subject to flooding.
One whole Illinois town on the Mississippi River was relocated up hill with Federal money.
