Starke County Municipalities Approve Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan

The Starke County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan (MHMP) 2024 has been approved by FEMA and adopted by the Hamlet Town Council, Knox City Council and will soon be adopted by the North Judson Town Council.

An approved local mitigation plan, including adoption by the local government, is one of the conditions for applying for and/or receiving FEMA mitigation grants from the following programs: Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP), HMGP post-fire, building resilient infrastructure and communities, and flood mitigation assistance.

The Starke County MHMP is good for five years from the date of June 2024. The County EMA director, in collaboration with multiple municipal corporations located within Starke County, will begin work on the upcoming plan in early 2028 to ensure the new MHMP is properly completed, adopted by local government and participating jurisdictions, and approved on time so that the county in a whole will remain in good standing with FEMA’s mitigation grant programs.