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Mercer County

County seat
Princeton
Population
3,538
Hazard mitigation plan
Approved
Your GHRPC contact
Dana Devore, ext. 19

1 Hazard Mitigation and Watersheds

Mercer County Hazard Mitigation Plan

Princeton, Mercer County

17 Water and Wastewater

City of Princeton

Princeton, Mercer County

$3,891,930

DNR & CDBG

Hazard mitigation plan

Approved Expires August 1, 2029. SEMA status, September 16, 2026.

First page of Mercer County Hazard Mitigation Plan

Plan 2024 plan

Mercer County Hazard Mitigation Plan

Posted copy: Posted copy · June 12, 2024 · 555 pages

The purpose of hazard mitigation is to reduce or eliminate long-term risk to people and property from hazards. Mercer County and participating jurisdictions and school/special districts developed this multi-jurisdictional local hazard mitigation plan update to reduce future losses from hazard events to the County and its communities and school/special districts. The plan is an update of a plan that was approved on August 28, 2019. The plan and the update were prepared pursuant to the requirements of the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 to result in eligibility for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation Assistance Grant Programs. The County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan is a multi-jurisdictional plan that covers the following jurisdictions that participated in the planning process:

  • Unincorporated Mercer County
  • City of Princeton
  • City of Mercer
  • Princeton R-V School District
  • Mercer R-III School District

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  1. Executive Summary p. ii
  2. Prerequisites p. x
  3. 1 Introduction and Planning Process p. 1.1
  4. 2 Planning Area Profile and Capabilities p. 2.1
  5. 3 Risk Assessment p. 3.1
  6. 4 Mitigation Strategy p. 4.1
  7. 5 Plan Maintenance Process p. 5.1
  8. Appendix A: Sources
  9. Appendix B: Planning Process Documentation
  10. Appendix C: Questionnaires & Surveys and STAPLEE Worksheets
  11. Appendix D: List of Critical Facilities (Redacted from Public Version)
  12. Appendix E: Resolutions of Adoption

Project archive: Mercer County

Amounts and statuses as reported in the 2023–2024 Annual Report.

  • Hazard Mitigation and Watersheds · Submitted to SEMA, February 2024 · 2024 report

    Mercer County Hazard Mitigation Plan

    Princeton, Mercer County

    Green Hills Regional Planning Commission has been working to complete the five-year update to the Mercer County’s FEMA approved Hazard Mitigation Plan. HMPs identify actions to reduce or eliminate risk to life and property from natural hazards. The plans are required in order for jurisdictions to qualify for FEMA hazard mitigation grants.

  • Water and Wastewater · Ongoing · 2024 report

    City of Princeton

    Princeton, Mercer County · $3,891,930

    GHRPC has been working with the City of Princeton to Improve Water Treatment and make Storage and Distribution Improvements. This project is being funded by DNR & CDBG in the amount of $3,891,930.

    DNR & CDBG

  • Hazard Mitigation and Watersheds · Ongoing · 2024 report

    Thompson River Watershed Plan

    Trenton, Harrison County · $43,521

    GHRPC is providing Grant Writing and Administration services on the creation of a Watershed Plan which is DNR funded in the amount of $43,521.

    DNR

Programs serving Mercer County

  • Show Me Jobs (RISE)

    The five counties part of this project are Grundy County, Harrison County, Mercer County, Putnam County and Sullivan County.

    GrundyHarrisonMercerPutnamSullivan

  • Thompson Watershed Plan

    The Green Hills Regional Planning Commission invites community members, landowners, and stakeholders who live in Harrison, Mercer, Grundy, Daviess or Livingston Counties to attend a public meeting for the Thompson Watershed Plan.

    HarrisonMercerGrundyDaviessLivingston

Mercer County on the Commission

GHRPC Board of Directors

  • Jerry Allen Presiding Commissioner
  • Cory Willet City of Princeton
  • Gene Anderson Citizen Representative

Transportation Advisory Committee

  • Jerry Allen County Representative
  • Tracy Meinecke City Representative
  • Lori Porter Citizen Representative

Solid Waste District Board

  • Jerry Allen Mercer County Presiding Commissioner
  • Doug Stark Princeton Mayor

Green Hills Rural Development, Inc.

  • Gene Anderson Board member

Records filed to Mercer County