East Arkansas Planning and Development District

The Greene County Hazard Mitigation Plan serves as a guide for reducing the impact of natural disasters across the county, its municipalities, and school districts. It aims to minimize loss of life, injury, and economic damage, foster coordinated mitigation efforts among public and private entities, actively seek grants for mitigation projects, and safeguard existing properties. The plan specifically addresses risks associated with drought, earthquakes, extreme heat, flooding, thunderstorms, tornadoes, and winter storms to enhance overall community resilience and preparedness.

This Hazard Mitigation Plan provides guidance for activities aimed at reducing long-term risks to life and property from natural hazard events in St. Francis/Cross County. The plan identifies and assesses vulnerabilities to a range of hazards, including drought, dam failure, earthquakes, extreme heat, flooding, thunderstorms, tornadoes, wildfires, and winter storms. Its strategic objectives are to save lives, minimize property damage, secure eligibility for federal mitigation funding, and enhance community resilience and recovery post-disaster.

This Hazard Mitigation Plan for Mississippi County aims to reduce long-term risk to life and property from hazard events. It provides guidance for hazard mitigation activities, outlines a planning process, analyzes the planning area and resources, and includes a detailed hazard identification and risk assessment. The plan seeks to reduce potential for loss of life and economic damage, foster coordinated mitigation efforts across government and private organizations, secure funding for mitigation projects, and protect existing properties from natural disasters.

This document outlines the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for the East Arkansas Planning and Development District. It serves as an analytical framework and roadmap to enhance the region's economic and social well-being by guiding regional goals, strategies, investment priorities, and resources. The plan focuses on five key priorities: improving regional infrastructure, facilitating regional housing development, enhancing business development, retention, and expansion, expanding workforce development strategies, and creating a regional strategy for tourism and recreation. The overall goal is to drive long-term economic growth, improve community health, quality of life, and residents' access to wealth.

The Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for the East Arkansas Planning and Development District is an economic roadmap designed to diversify and strengthen regional economies from 2020 to 2025. Facing challenges such as population decline, high poverty rates, and infrastructure deficiencies, the plan aims to maximize economic opportunity, attract private investment, and create jobs. Key strategic priorities include improving civic and leadership development, increasing regional infrastructure, enhancing affordable and quality housing, boosting education and workforce development, improving tourism and cultural development, fostering business development, and expanding broadband internet access, particularly in underserved rural areas.