Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan Update Feedback

The City of West Linn is in the process of updating its existing Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan (NHMP). This work is being performed in cooperation with the University of Oregon’s Institute for Policy Research and Engagement - Oregon Partnership for Disaster Resilience and the Oregon Department of Emergency Management (OEM) utilizing funds obtained from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation Grant Program. With re-adoption of the plan, West Linn will maintain its eligibility to apply for federal funding towards natural hazard mitigation projects.

The City's Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan (NHMP) - an addendum to Clackamas County's Multi-jurisdictional Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan - provides the City with a set of goals, action items, and resources designed to reduce risk from future natural disaster events. Engaging in mitigation activities provides jurisdictions with a number of benefits, including reduced loss of life, property, essential services, critical facilities, and economic hardship; reduced short-term and long-term recovery and reconstruction costs; increased cooperation and communication within the community through the planning process; and increased potential for state and federal funding for recovery and reconstruction projects. 

View the updated draft 2024 West Linn NHMP

Formal public comment on the draft 2024 West Linn NHMP will be accepted through 5 p.m., March 20, 2024.