For Immediate Release                                                                                                                                                 Dec. 21, 2015

Contact: Melvin Lewis, Cumberland County Emergency Services

Telephone: 910-321-6676, E-mail: mlewis@co.cumberland.nc.us

Contact: Freddy Johnson, Hoke County Emergency Manager                                               

Phone: 910-875-4126, Email: fjohnson@hokesheriff.org

Public Invited To Review Regional Hazard Mitigation Report Jan. 6

FAYETTEVILLE – The proposed 2016-2021 Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan will be presented to the public Jan. 6 at 6:30 p.m. at E.E. Miller Recreation Center, 1347 Rim Road, Fayetteville.

The meeting is part of the planning process to complete a five-year Regional Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee report for Cumberland and Hoke counties. The committee is made up of county and city departments, citizens and stakeholders from both counties. The meeting will allow members of the public to review the proposed regional hazard mitigation plan. Interested parties include residents, business owners, property owners and tenants in Hoke and Cumberland counties. 

Cumberland and Hoke County residents can look up topography maps and risks by visiting the following link, http://cumberlandgis.maps.arcgis.com/home, and clicking on the “Cumberland County Maps and Apps” icon. The map includes regional data and charts. 

For more information, call Cumberland County Emergency Management Planner Melvin Lewis at 910-321-6676 or Hoke County Emergency Manager Freddy Johnson at 910-875-4126.

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Jon Soles

Public Information Specialist

Cumberland County

(910) 321-6579

jsoles@co.cumberland.nc.us