Georgetown County and the communities within it are in the process of updating the Georgetown County Hazard Mitigation Plan. Per the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) requires that local communities have and regularly update their All-Hazards Mitigation Plan in order to be eligible to receive federal disaster mitigation funding. This plan will identify local risks to natural hazards and help the County and area municipalities identify ways to reduce local impacts and vulnerabilities to natural disasters.
Your input is needed to help shape this plan. Public participation in this planning effort will help ensure the public’s concerns are addressed in the plan and ensure that the communities within it are eligible for federal mitigation dollars. The public is invited to complete the Resident Survey, which is available at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GC-Hazards. The survey will be available through June 15, 2024.
TAKING THE SURVEY
- Online: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GC-Hazards
- Paper – A printed copy of the survey is available for pick up at the Georgetown County Administrator’s Office, located at 716 Prince Street, Georgetown, SC 29440. Surveys are also available at the county’s library branches and municipal town halls. Please return completed paper surveys to: Public Information Officer, 716 Prince Street, Georgetown, SC 29440.
For more information about this planning effort, please contact Brandon Ellis, Georgetown County Emergency Services Director at bellis@gtcounty.org or 843-545-3545. Questions may also be directed to Leigh Kane, Local Planning Services Director with the Waccamaw Regional Council of Governments at 843-436-6125 or Lkane@wrcog.org as their agency is assisting with this planning effort.