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Polk Emergency Management Mitigation Strategy Meeting Scheduled for Nov. 16

Published on Nov 15, 2022

Bartow, Fla. (Nov. 14, 2022) — Polk County’s planners will hold the next local mitigation strategy meeting at the Polk County Emergency Operating Center (1890 Jim Keene Blvd, Winter Haven, FL 33880). The meeting is open to the public and will begin at 9 a.m. on Nov. 16, 2022.

The Polk County Local Mitigation Strategy was last updated in 2020 and is the county’s plan on ways to avoid or lessen the impact of various disasters. Anyone who would like to help reduce the impact of disasters to Polk County, or who wants to learn more about mitigation strategies, is encouraged to attend.

For additional information about the meeting, please contact Polk County Emergency Management Planner Jerri Kaplan at (863) 298-7033 or jerrikaplan@polk-county.net.