The New Jersey Meadowlands Commission (NJMC) staff has been working in cooperation with the Bergen County Office of Emergency Management (BCOEM) and all municipal OEMs to develop the Bergen County Multi-Jurisdictional Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan. The Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 mandated that all jurisdictions develop comprehensive mitigation plans to be eligible for hazard mitigation funding following a Presidentially declared disaster. Preparation of this plan is very important to the 70 municipalities of Bergen County, for without such a plan approved by FEMA, federal mitigation funding for natural disasters such as flooding is not readily available.

The NJMC and BCOEM welcome public comment regarding potential projects that should be evaluated for inclusion in any of the 70 Bergen County municipalities at any time during the planning process.

MERI's Graphic Information Systems (GIS) Group's role has been to support all the mapping for the Plan and any analyses that are required to complete and pass the Plan forward to FEMA. Some examples of the mapping that has been produced include the following:

Approximately 150 maps were created in support of this project. More maps and analysis will be developed on an as needed basis by the Land Use Management Division.

Please contact Nicholas Agnoli of the NJMC with any concerns or questions at (201) 460-1096 or by e-mail: nicholas.agnoli@njmeadowlands.gov.