Albany County received Hazard Mitigation Grant Program funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to complete an update to the County’s 2018 Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan (HMP). A Hazard Mitigation Plan is a way to identify natural hazards the County faces, evaluate people and property at risk, and create strategies to minimize damages and injuries in the long term.

Jurisdictions must update their hazard mitigation plans and resubmit them for FEMA approval every five years. An updated plan allows the County, Cities, Towns, and Villages to remain eligible to apply for funding from FEMA for hazard mitigation projects. Albany County will focus on flood, drought, severe storms, extreme temperatures, and landslides in the plan update.

Public Information Meetings will be held on September 25, 2024, from 12Noon-1:00PM and from 5:00-6:00PM:

•  The same content will be covered at both meetings.
• Participants can attend either in person at the Albany County Sheriff’s Office, 58 Verda Ave, Clarksville NY 12041, or on Zoom.
• Zoom participants can join the 12Noon meeting via this link: https://tinyurl.com/albanyhmp12p or by calling 1-646-518-9805 (Webinar ID: 826 7486 2909).
• Zoom participants can join the 5:00PM meeting via this link: https://tinyurl.com/albanyhmp5p or by calling 1-646-518-9805 (Webinar ID: 860 1887 2741).
• The purpose of the meeting is to inform residents and businesses about the plan update, answer questions, and ask for feedback. All are invited.

The draft plan is posted at the following link: AlbanyCountyNY.gov/TeamGreen.  The public can also comment on the plan via the same link by October 16. Members of the public can contact Patrick Curran for locations of physical copies of the plan, using the information below.

For questions, contact Patrick Curran at patrick.curran@albanycountyny.gov or (518) 447-5639. For accessibility requests for the meeting, contact Margaret Thurston at mthurston@bartonandloguidice.com or (585) 325-7190. Reasonable accommodations will be made available if possible.

Flyer to share (contains links to meetings and to draft plan)