The Somerset County Board of Chosen Freeholders has developed a Multi-Jurisdictional Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan, prepared in accordance with state and federal standards. The plan allows the County and its participating municipalities to be eligible for future mitigation funding from FEMA. It addresses a variety of potential natural hazards that could affect some or all of our citizens.

The goal of the plan is to identify projects that can reduce damages from future natural hazards. The primary hazard in Somerset County is flooding, but other potential hazards that were analyzed included drought, extreme cold, extreme heat, snow, ice, hail, windstorms and tornadoes, among others.

The study focused on existing and future buildings, infrastructure and critical facilities that might be impacted. Critical facilities include shelters and hospitals; infrastructure includes power-generation facilities, water utilities, roadways, railroads and communication systems.
The Multi-Jurisdictional Multi-Hazard mitigation plan has been formally adopted by Somerset County and each of its 21 municipalities. The plan was also formally adopted by the North Plainfield Board of Education. The full plan as approved by FEMA on March 31, 2009 can be found at: hazard mitigation plan

 

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2012 Somerset County Board of Chosen Freeholders
Patricia L. Walsh, Director - Peter S. Palmer, Deputy Director  
Robert Zaborowski - Patrick Scaglione - Mark Caliguire