FLOOD06802

• County: Statewide
• Basin: Statewide
• Title: Community Flood Mitigation Planning Guidebook State of Wisconsin
• Date: 10/28/1995
• Prepared For: Wisconsin
• Prepared By: Wisconson DNR
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Flood Mitigation/Flood Warning/Watershed Restoration

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Step Four: Identify Goals and
Obiectives

Now that you have the ideas, how do you fonn
goals and objectives? Start by grouping them
into common themes such as flooding problems
or safety concerns. By rephrasing them in terms
of positive goals, negative comments such as
"Flooding problems have blighted the
community's downtown area" can become a
goal such as "Reduce flood damage potential to
benefit downtown businesses." This is a start
for fonnulating your goals and objectives.
Make sure your goals are statements based on
what your community can realistically accom-
plish.

Once you have identified the goals, identify
specific actions (objectives) to reach them. You
may already have identified these objectives
while collecting ideas. If not, the facilitator can
help develop new ideas and solutions. Basi-
cally, that's what the objectives are, solutions to
problems.

Remember.,,!

The importance of identifying other community
goals and objectives your plan can address in
addition to mitigation. They may be part of the
community's comprehensive planning agenda.
This is especially important if this is your first
attempt at planning. The more varied and
comprehensive your plans, the more funding
sources you'll be eligible to tap.

The Village of Soldiers Grove-Wisconsin's
first flood hazard mitigation community-had

One oj several solar engineered buildings in
the village of Soldiers Grove, Wisconsin

problems other than flooding. To solve its
economic problems, the village relocated its
downtown and developed a new industrial park
and commercial district outside the floodplain.
The village also created a "solar" community to
lessen dependence on expensive fossil fuels.

Ranking the Goals and Objectives

Once you have identified the goals and objec-
tives. rank them so local officials can better
focus their attention on developing alternatives.
The facilitator may have the participants list the
stated goals in order of importance or may have
them select the top five goals. This would limit
the number of goals and make them easier to
accomplish.

Ip your comm~tlityclarify problems,issu~s andopport~niti~~
ools;Wcll-articulatedgoals and obj~ctiveS aremorelikelytoli
tives is raising community awareness of!he value of f1O<)dplaln
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COMMUNtTY FLOOD MlTIGATtON PLANNING GU<DEBOOK

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