Butler County currently participates, along with 10 other counties, in a regional‐level Hazard Mitigation Plan. The Plan is due to expire in May of 2019. Working with the State of Kansas and a planning contractor, the county, including cities, townships, school districts, fire districts, etc., is currently participating in an update to this plan. This plan looks at our county from a lot of different angles (population, economy, geography, infrastructure…) and figures out where we are vulnerable to disasters. It then tries to identify actions that can be taken to reduce risks.
By going through this process and participating in a Hazard Mitigation Plan, this also makes the county eligible for certain grant funds.
(Read more: El Dorado Times)