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Macon County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan 2024 <br /> Table 1-1. Participating Jurisdictions <br /> Participating Jurisdictions <br /> Macon County <br /> Macon County Village of Forsyth City of Maroa <br /> Village of Argenta Village of Harristown w j� Village of Mt.Zion <br /> Village of Blue Mound Village of Long Creek _ Village of Niantic <br /> City of Decatur City of Macon Village of Creana <br /> Village of Warrensburg <br /> All jurisdictions participated in the 2013 Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan. <br /> 1.5 Hazard Addressed in the Plan <br /> This Plan focuses on eight (8) natural and two (2) human-caused hazards facing Macon County: <br /> tornadoes, extreme heat, drought, earthquake, flooding, high-hazard dams and levees, severe <br /> summer storms, severe winter storms, HAZMAT incidents, and nuclear events. <br /> 1.6 Plan Approval and Adoption <br /> This Plan represents a comprehensive description of Macon County's commitment to <br /> significantly reduce or eliminate the potential impacts of disasters through planning and <br /> mitigation. Adoption by the local governing bodies within the county legitimizes the Plan and <br /> authorizes responsible agencies to implement mitigation responsibilities and activities. <br /> Following Federal review and approval, the participating jurisdictions in this Plan intend to <br /> formally adopt the plan by Resolution or Ordinance. <br /> To be eligible for federal mitigation funding, each participating jurisdiction must adopt the Plan. <br /> After thorough review,the Macon County Board adopted the Plan on<date adopted>.Additional <br /> adoptions are included in Appendix E: Resolutions of Adoption. <br /> 1.7 References <br /> Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). (2022, March 17). Federal Emergency <br /> Management Agency Community Status Book Report Illinois Communities Participating <br /> in the National Flood Program. Retrieved on: March 28, 2023. Retrieved from: <br /> https://www.fema.gov/cis/IL.html <br /> Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). (2022a, November 4). Hazard Mitigation <br /> Planning. Retrieved on March 28, 2023. Retrieved from: https://www.fema.gov/hazard- <br /> mitigation-planning <br /> Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). (2023b, March 14). Mitigation Planning and <br /> Grants. Retrieved on: March 28, 2023. Retrieved from: <br /> https://www.fema.gov/emergency-managers/risk-management/hazard-mitigation- <br /> planning/requirements <br /> Chapter 1: Introduction 9 <br />