Although only incorporated since 1994, the City of Newcastle is committed to taking appropriate mitigation activities to protect people, property, and the environment. Some of the highlights include:
- Ensuring that Newcastle's codes are current and enforced
- Implementing strategies for the maintenance, repairs, upgrades, and replacement of city-owned buildings and infrastructure. This includes:
- Maintaining and upgrading City streets
- Maintaining and upgrading City storm water systems
- Developing and exercising emergency response plans
Prioritizing mitigation initiatives or projects is based on a benefit-to-cost review. Mitigation initiatives identified for next two years are identified and prioritized as follows:
- Street Maintenance
- Critical Facility Assessment - Bridge Inspection Program
- T-002, Coal Creek Parkway Phase III, Major Transportation Project
- T-001, Coal Creek Parkway Improvements, Major
- S-001, Street and Road Maintenance
- Severe Weather, Snow, Ice & Flooding – Street and Road Maintenance
- S-003, Pond Reconstruction/Restoration
- City Hall, Design and Development of New Facility
Read the full Hazard Mitigation Plan [ 66.3 KB | PDF ]
You are invited to learn about and comment on the City's new draft Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan [ 110 KB | PDF ]
WHEN: December 2, 2008, 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
WHERE: Newcastle City Hall, 13020 Newcastle Way
A presentation will be given at the City Council regular meeting following the Open House. The City Council meeting begins at 8 PM.
The Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan is also available at City Hall in paper copy.
If you have questions or would like to provide comments please contact
Emergency Management Plan
Attn: Steve Roberge
13020 Newcastle Way
Newcastle, WA 98059
phone: 425.649.4444
The City of Newcastle partnered with Washington State Emergency Management and the National Weather Service in an effort to promote this life-protecting warning system.
The Weather Radio Awareness Month campaign host web site is on the state Emergency Management Division web site at http://emd.wa.gov/
We’ve been encouraged to help raise awareness of weather radio and its first alert capabilities by sharing a link to the campaign host web. One of the goals is have weather radios be as common as smoke detectors in homes and businesses. So, a key element in the campaign will be reduced pricing by some weather radio vendors as described on the website page entitled “where to get weather radios.”
The effort to raise awareness and use of NOAA Weather Radio as a life-protecting warning system may prove vital to the safety of your life and that of your family in times of crisis and natural disaster.
