and Post-Katrina Planning in Pearl River County

Pre
-Katrina Planning
Pre-- and Post
Post-Katrina
in
Pearl River County
A Proactive Approach to Staying Ahead of
Development and Regulatory Curves
Harold
Harold Holmes
Holmes –– Pearl
Pearl River
River County
County
Planning
Planning and
and Development
Development
David
David Spector
Spector -- CDM
CDM
May 2006
Pearl River County
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Pearl River County
Pearl River County
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“ELEVATION IS THE
SALVATION
FOR INUNDATION”
Pearl River County
Population:
Population:
1990
1990 –– 36,465
36,465
2000
2000 –– 48,621
48,621
2005
2005 –– 52,000
52,000
(pre-Katrina)
(pre-Katrina)
2006
2006 –– 70,000
70,000
Pre
-Katrina
Pre-Katrina
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Pre
-Katrina
Pre-Katrina
• Board of Supervisors took a pro-active
approach to growth and development,
using local funds wisely by matching
with Federal and State funds
• In 1997 the Board established the
Department of Planning and
Development, one of the few
countywide planning agencies in the
state
• Subdivision regulations adopted in
1998
Pre
-Katrina
Pre-Katrina
Strategic Plan
• Mississippi Power worked with citizens
and elected officials on setting goals for
the future of the county
• Planning grants from the Lower Pearl
River Valley Foundation in 1999 and 2001
• Cooperative effort between the Pearl River
County Board of Supervisors and the
Cities of Poplarville and Picayune and
their residents
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Pre
-Katrina
Pre-Katrina
• FEMA Map Modernization – Cooperative
Technical Partnership signed in 2000
Pre
-Katrina
Pre-Katrina
• GIS
Implementation
Plan funded
through a
Planning
Assistance to
States (PAS)
agreement with
Vicksburg
Corps of
Engineers in
2001
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Pre
-Katrina
Pre-Katrina
• FEMA – Hazard Mitigation grant for
Alligator Branch Drainage Improvement
acquisition and location – 2001-2003
Pre
-Katrina
Pre-Katrina
• FEMA – Hazard Mitigation grant for
Alligator Branch Drainage Improvement
acquisition and location – 2001-2003
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Pre
-Katrina
Pre-Katrina
• FEMA pre-disaster Mitigation grant –
acquisition of repetitive flood loss
properties – 2003
Pre
-Katrina
Pre-Katrina
• Vicksburg Corps of Engineers Planning
Assistance to States (PAS) Agreement
(Jan. 2003)
– LiDAR
– Aerial photography
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Pre
-Katrina
Pre-Katrina
• Grant from Lower Pearl River Valley
Foundation, along with funding from
Picayune, Poplarville, and the Board of
Supervisors to develop a county-wide
multi-jurisdictional building code
implementation plan – 2003
Pre
-Katrina
Pre-Katrina
• DMR/CRMP grant for
conservation subdivision
development template
in 2004
- By example
- By improved
ordinances
- Through outreach
and education
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Pre
-Katrina
Pre-Katrina
• Mobile Corps of Engineers 592 Grant
Program for Rural Utility Consolidation –
design a Master Plan to facilitate
implementation of a
county-wide utility
district
Pre
-Katrina
Pre-Katrina
• Stormwater Management grant – Partnership
with MDEQ and Land Trust for the Mississippi
Coastal Plain.
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Pre
-Katrina
Pre-Katrina
Pre-Katrina planning positioned
the County to better manage and
accommodate the rapid influx of
residents from impacted areas of
Louisiana and Mississippi
Post
-Katrina
Post-Katrina
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Post
-Katrina
Post-Katrina
• Chaos with local, state and Federal agencies
overwhelmed
• Emergency Management issues were in the
forefront
- Fuel shortages
- 50,000 evacuees in county
- Distribution of water, ice, food and other
services
- Re-opening roads
Post
-Katrina
Post-Katrina
• Board of Supervisors and two cities adopted
a joint resolution requesting fast tracking for
adoption of ICC Building Codes and
development of Comprehensive Master Plan
within a week of the storm
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Post
-Katrina
Post-Katrina
• Re-Established Intergovernmental Council
- Cities and County agreed to meet
frequently to work cooperatively on issues
of importance
- Utility Consolidation
- Building Code Implementation
- Multi-jurisdictional planning grant
Post
-Katrina
Post-Katrina
• Planning grant for Comprehensive Master
Plan for land use from Mississippi
Development Authority
• FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant for multijurisdictional implementation of 2003 ICC
Building Codes
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Post
-Katrina
Post-Katrina
Subdivision Activity
• Minimum of 50 active subdivisions pre- and
post-Katrina with more to come every day
• The Board of Supervisors has not yet
mandated conservation subdivisions, yet
developers are submitting conservation
subdivision designs to meet the success of
Pearl River County’s first conservation
subdivision – Wildwood
Post
-Katrina
Post-Katrina
• State-mandated water, wastewater, and storm
water authority adopted by state legislature
(SB2943) and signed by Governor Barbour
April 18
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Post
-Katrina
Post-Katrina
• Expanded Hazard Mitigation grant program
to select more repetitive flood loss properties
Post
-Katrina
Post-Katrina
• ESF 14 FEMA planning began in November
• US Department of Labor funding for
temporary jobs for Katrina victims through
the MS Department of Employment Security
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Post
-Katrina
Post-Katrina
• Task Force for recovery, rebuilding and
renewal
• First meeting held on January 19, 2006
- Immediate needs
- Preparedness
- Long term recovery
• Public open house held February 23 for
public input
Post
-Katrina
Post-Katrina
• Hurricane preparedness
brochure
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Conclusion
The foresight of the Board of
Supervisors created the
institutional framework and set
the stage for the County to
manage the accelerated growth
in Pearl River County in a
responsible manner.
Questions ?
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