Natural Hazards Plan To Be Discussed During Upcoming In-Person, Virtual Public Meetings

HOWARD COUNTY, MD — Residents can attend upcoming public meetings to learn more about Howard County's Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan and Flood Mitigation Plan, which defines leaders' goals and actions that can be taken to help mitigate the affects of hazards including flooding. The county is required to update these plans every five years.

The first meeting will take place in person March 22 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Frances Hackley Multipurpose Room at the Harriet Tubman Cultural Center in Columbia.

The second meeting will take place virtually March 29 from noon to 1 p.m. To register to participate in the virtual meeting, click here.

The county has rolled out numerous projects to help curb natural hazards, particularly flooding in Ellicott City, such as opening a flood mitigation pond and constructing a 5,000-foot-long tunnel.