North Country Council launches resiliency planning program
January 13, 2021REGION Resiliency has been at the forefront of numerous local, state and federal conversations for nearly a year now, as the pandemic continues to take its toll across multiple sectors. It has also been a vanguard for the North Country Council as it prepares to update its regional economic development strategy.
Last fall, the Council received a disaster relief grant from the CARES Act and the Federal Economic Development Administration for approximately $400,000. The money is earmarked to mitigate existing impacts and avoid future complications from COVID-19 or other disasters. The organization hired Stacey Doll as its Community Resiliency Planner and has spent the last five months developing an inclusive planning process.