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CHAPTER 2. PLAN METHODOLOGY <br />2-13 <br /> <br />Figure 2-8. Kittitas County Hazard Mitigation Plan website, with Links to Draft Plan <br />Comments on the draft plan were received from Kittitas County Department of Public Health staff, related <br />to the testing of drinking water after flooding events and providing masks and closing outdoor events when <br />air quality declines due to wildfires. These comments were used to develop a new mitigation initiative <br />related to public health concerns. Comments were also received from Jay McGowan, the Mayor of Cle <br />Elum, encouraging consideration of coal mine tailings assessment and mitigation. As this comment was <br />received after the public comment period, it was not able to be incorporated into this plan update. The <br />planning team recommends this be considered in the next plan update. <br />2.8.2 Public Involvement Results <br />By engaging the public through the public involvement strategy, the concept of mitigation was introduced <br />to the public, and the steering committee received feedback that was used in developing the components of <br />the plan. When considering the pubic survey, Risk MAP open houses, and the January public meeting, a <br />total of 104 members of the public were exposed to the update process. <br />