Walton County Planning Division Walton County Courthouse Annex 47 North 6Th Street, Defuniak Springs, Florida 32435 Phone 850-892-8157 Facsimile 850-892-8162
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Walton County Planning Division Walton County Courthouse Annex 47 North 6th Street, Defuniak Springs, Florida 32435 Phone 850-892-8157 Facsimile 850-892-8162 January 22, 2015 Walton County 2015 Local Mitigation Strategy Plan Update (Draft) Mr. Miles E. Anderson State Hazard Mitigation Officer Florida Division of Emergency management 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard Tallahassee, Florida 32399 Dear Mr. Anderson; Enclosed please find a copy of the Walton County Local Mitigation Strategy Plan and 2015 Crosswalk for your review. I have enclosed the following materials: A complete copy has been downloaded to the FDEM Share Point Site as requested. I believe you will find our submittal complete. If you require additional information or have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Respectfully submitted, Renee Bradley, Senior Planner, Chair Walton County LMS Working Group Walton County, Florida BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Bill Imfeld, Chair – District 3 Sara Commander – District 4 Cecelia Jones – District 2 William “Bill” Chapman – District 1 Cindy Meadows – District 5 Mayor Bob Campbell Mayor Russ Barley Mayor Hayward City of DeFuniak Springs City of Freeport Thomas P.O. Box 685 P.O. Box 339 City of Paxton DeFuniak Springs, FL Freeport, FL 32439 P.O. Box 5200 32433 850.835.2822 Paxton, FL 32538 850.892.8500 www.freeportflorida.gov 850.834.2489 www.defuniaksprings.net www.gtcom.net Larry Jones, County Administrator Dede Hinote, Assistant County Administrator Stan Sunday, Assistant County Administrator Prepared by Renee Bradley, Senior Planner, Walton County Planning and Development Services Division, Maps & Tables prepared by Kevin Laird, GIS Data Coordinator, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) / Information Resources (IR) ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Northwest Florida Water Management District Federal Emergency Management Agency State of Florida Department of Emergency Management Walton County Department of Emergency Operations State of Florida Department of Economic Opportunity Walton County Geographic Information Systems Local Mitigation Strategy Working Group STAFF Wayne Dyess, AICP, Director of Walton County Planning and Development Services Mac Carpenter, AICP, Planning Manager Christine Sammelmann, Senior Geospatial Analyst Planner, Long Range Planning Amanda Long, GIS Specialist Jan Trinka, Planning Technician I, LMS Secretary Hal Laird, Planner, Flood Plain Manager Aaron Craker, Planning Technician Judy Williams, Clerk, Paxton Latilda Hughes, Freeport, Planner Loretta Laird, DeFuniak Springs, Planner Brian Underwood, AICP, Senior Planner Harold Bigham, GIS Manager Buddy Wright, Public Works Production Manager Charlie Cotton, P.E., Walton County Engineer i 2015 LMS Plan Acknowledgements REFERENCES Walton County Comprehensive Plan, March 1, 2011, with updates 2011-2014 Walton County Land Development Code, November 7, 1996 with updates 1996-2014 Town of Paxton Land Development Code, July 21, 2009 Town of Paxton Comprehensive Plan; July 21, 2009 City of DeFuniak Springs Code of Ordinances; 1961 with annual updates City of DeFuniak Springs Comprehensive Plan; October 25, 2010 City of Freeport Land Development Code, April 13, 2013 City of Freeport Comprehensive Plan; January 23, 2014 Northwest Florida Water Management District Water Management Plan, Section III, B-Flood Plain West Florida Regional Planning Council Strategic Regional Policy Plan, Emergency Preparedness and Natural Resources of Regional Significance Sections Walton and Okaloosa Counties NWFWMD Flood Engineering Review, (Storm Surge Update and Analysis,) Dewberry, May 6, 2014 Population and Economic Forecast, Florida State University, 2013 Initial Comprehensive Plan, Restoring the Gulf Coast’s Ecosystem and Economy, August 2013 Federal Disaster Recovery Funding: Minimizing Roadblocks to Maximize Resources, International Economic Development Council, June 2013 Walton County Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction Project, US Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, April 1, 2014 Meeting Presentation Walton County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan, September 23, 2014. 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