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The Town of Carrboro's Board of Aldermen held a public meeting on May 18, 2004 to receive <br /> public comments on the draft of the Hazard Mitigation Plan. Notice of the public hearing ran in <br /> the Chapel Hill News. No public comments were received. <br /> As required by the North Carolina Division of Emergency Management, a public meeting <br /> notice was sent to neighboring communities, agencies, business interests, academic interests, <br /> nonprofits, and other interested parties on August 6, 2004 inviting them to a public meeting <br /> held on August 26, 2004. In addition, notice of the meeting was published in the Chapel Hill <br /> News, Chapel Hill Herald, and News of Orange informing the general public of the meeting <br /> regarding the draft Hazard Mitigation Plan and inviting public comment on the plan. The only <br /> meeting attendees were local government employees who had worked on the plan. <br /> Following adoption,the Orange County Hazard Mitigation Plan was posted on the Planning <br /> and Inspections page of the off'icial Orange County Government website. Contact information <br /> for the Planning staff inember involved in the development and adoption of the plan is also <br /> provided to allow interested parties to comment on the plan or ask questions of staff. The plan <br /> has remained posted continually since 2004. Once approved and adopted, the Hazard <br /> Mitigation Plan Update will be added to the County's website. The Town of Carrboro will also <br /> provide a link to the most up-to-date hazard mitigation plan on its website. <br /> Orange County, the Town of Carrboro and the Town of Hillsborough revise ordinances as <br /> needed. Many ordinance revisions involve policies which are both directly and indirectly <br /> related to hazard mitigation within each jurisdiction. For example, Orange County recently <br /> amended the Official Zoning Ordinance to incorporate the previously adopted Flood Damage <br /> Prevention Ordinance. This amendment involved meetings with local advisory boards, <br /> advertised public hearings and citizen input. This specific case is not isolated. Each <br /> jurisdiction processes similar cases on a regular basis, all of which involve citizen advisory <br /> boards,public hearings and community outreach. Each jurisdiction maintains transparency in ' <br /> policy development and adoption and requires the opportunity for public involvement. ', <br /> 6 <br />