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Project Successes
2007
STATE OF ALABAMA HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN UPDATE. Lehe Planning, LLC teamed with URS Corporation and Vissering, Pardue, and Associates, Inc.
to update the Alabama's Hazard Mitigation Plan. URS Corporation served as the
lead consultant on the update. FEMA approved the Standard State Plan.
2006 - 2007
CITY OF BIRMINGHAM VALLEY CREEK FLOODPLAIN PROPERTY ACQUISITION PROJECT. This
$3 million project acquired 60 flood-damaged
properties within three City of Birmingham neighborhoods. The City will
maintain the properties in permanent open space.
FRESHWATER LAND TRUST, ENSLEY-PRATT CITY FLOODPLAIN ACQUISITION PROJECT. This $1 million acquisition project acquired fifteen flood plain homes and one church along Village Creek and transfered ownership from the Land Trust to the City of Birmingham for a community park.
2000 - 2007
TOWN OF BROOKSIDE COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING. Termed "Building a Better Brookside," this continuing planning process responded to the 2000 and 2003 floods which devastated this historic mining town of about 500 families. Lehe Planning prepared a short term mitigation strategy to acquire flood-damaged properties and relocate residents and since 2000 developed and helped implementing plans for rebuilding the Town and recovering from its flood disasters.
2006
HURRICANE KATRINA LONG TERM RECOVERY PLANNING, MOBILE COUNTY.
Lehe Planning volunteered its services to assist Mobile County
communities in their recovery from the devastating damages of Hurricane
Katrina.
JEFFERSON COUNTY FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT ORDINANCES. The firm help prepare model flood hazard prevention ordinances for Jefferson County unincorporated and incorporated areas. The ordinances follow the "Higher Regulatory Standards" guidelines of the Community Rating System program.
2003 - 2006
MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL NATURAL HAZARDS MITIGATION PLANS. Lehe Planning assisted 19 Alabama county emergency management agencies with establishing hazard mitigation planning committees and preparing plans representative of unincorporated and incorporated jurisdictions within each county. Plans were funded through FEMA planning grants awarded to the county emergency management agencies, and all plans were approved by the Alabama EMA and FEMA for compliance with the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000. The 19 plans covered over 100 jurisdictions comprising over half the State's population.
2000 - 2006
TOWN OF BROOKSIDE FLOODPLAIN ACQUISITION PROJECTS. FEMA
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program funds allowed the Town to acquire
36 properties valued at nearly $2.8 million and damaged by the 2000 and
2003 floods. Lehe Planning prepared the grant applications and managed
the projects.
2000 - 2005
CITY OF TARRANT FLOODPLAIN ACQUISITION PROJECTS. Funded through the FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, the City acquired $2.5 million in properties damaged by flooding along Five Mile Creek in 2000 and 2003. These projects included seven homes damaged by the 2003 floods, ten homes flooded by the 2000 flood, and a 16 acre mobile home park with 77 homes damaged by the 2000 floods. The City now reuses the former mobile home park as a City park and firefighter training facility. Lehe Planning prepared the grant application and managed the projects.
2005
CENTER POINT FIRE STATION RELOCATION. Lehe Planning assisted the Fire District with securing over $600,000 in FEMA grant funds to demolish its flood-damaged fire station and relocate in a new building within a flood-free location.
TOWN OF BROOKSIDE CITY HALL AND COMMUNITY CENTER PROJECTS. The Town generated over $500,00 from FEMA grants to demolish their City Hall and Community Center, which were destroyed during the 2003 flood. The proceeds are being used to build replacement facilities at a new location. Lehe Planning prepared the grant applications and managed the project.
2004
MOBILE COUNTY EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLANNING SYSTEM.
Lehe Planning, LLC, in partnership with Homeland Diversified Services,
Inc., and Sleiman Research and Development, developed a comprehensive
system to enhance emergency management operations for the Mobile County
Emergency Management Agency. The system includes an update to the
Emergency Operations Plan, a terrorism plan annex, and a Geographic
Information System linked to FEMA's HAZUS-MH application for estimating
damages resulting from hurricanes, flooding, and other natural hazards.
2003
DOWNTOWN GADSDEN REVITALIZATION PLAN.
The firm updated the 1993 Revitalization Plan for Downtown Gadsden,
Alabama. Established in 1993, Downtown Gadsden, Inc. administers the
Main Street Program for the City of Gadsden. As a result of its
efforts, the City of Gadsden can showcase one of Alabama's premier
downtown success stories.
UPPER SHADES CREEK FLOOD HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN.
This $500,000 plan addressed flooding issues of the creek and its
tributaries within four cooperating jurisdictions - the cities of
Irondale, Birmingham, Mountain Brook, and Homewood. Lehe Planning, LLC,
worked with a multi-disciplinary team of engineers, hydrologists,
appraisers, economists, and environmental professionals to evaluate the
cost-benefit of flood mitigation project alternatives and prepare the
plan for adoption by the four localities.
2002
CITY OF MOBILE FLOOD HAZARD MITIGATION PROJECT.
This $1 million FEMA grant award allowed the City of Mobile to acquire
eight residential properties located within repetitive flood areas
throughout the City of Mobile, Alabama. The City retained Lehe Planning
to manage the project.
SYLACAUGA LAND SUBSIDENCE MITIGATION PROJECT. The firm identified project alternatives and funding sources available to mitigate the extensive sinkhole threats within the City of Sylacauga, Alabama.
2001
ALDRIDGE CREEK FLOOD MITIGATION PROJECT.
Lehe Planning, LLC, firm served as project consultant to the City of
Huntsville Real Estate Officer for this $3.75 million flood plain
acquisition project. The City acquired 33 residences within the
floodway of Aldridge Creek and afterwards, completed a rechanneling project and greenway to
reduce flood exposure to adjacent neighborhoods.
STATE OF ALABAMA HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN UPDATE. Lehe Planning, LLC teamed with URS Corporation and Vissering, Pardue, and Associates, Inc.
to update the Alabama's Hazard Mitigation Plan. URS Corporation served as the
lead consultant on the update. FEMA approved the Standard State Plan.2006 - 2007
CITY OF BIRMINGHAM VALLEY CREEK FLOODPLAIN PROPERTY ACQUISITION PROJECT. This
$3 million project acquired 60 flood-damaged
properties within three City of Birmingham neighborhoods. The City will
maintain the properties in permanent open space.FRESHWATER LAND TRUST, ENSLEY-PRATT CITY FLOODPLAIN ACQUISITION PROJECT. This $1 million acquisition project acquired fifteen flood plain homes and one church along Village Creek and transfered ownership from the Land Trust to the City of Birmingham for a community park.
2000 - 2007
TOWN OF BROOKSIDE COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING. Termed "Building a Better Brookside," this continuing planning process responded to the 2000 and 2003 floods which devastated this historic mining town of about 500 families. Lehe Planning prepared a short term mitigation strategy to acquire flood-damaged properties and relocate residents and since 2000 developed and helped implementing plans for rebuilding the Town and recovering from its flood disasters.
2006
HURRICANE KATRINA LONG TERM RECOVERY PLANNING, MOBILE COUNTY.
Lehe Planning volunteered its services to assist Mobile County
communities in their recovery from the devastating damages of Hurricane
Katrina. JEFFERSON COUNTY FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT ORDINANCES. The firm help prepare model flood hazard prevention ordinances for Jefferson County unincorporated and incorporated areas. The ordinances follow the "Higher Regulatory Standards" guidelines of the Community Rating System program.
2003 - 2006
MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL NATURAL HAZARDS MITIGATION PLANS. Lehe Planning assisted 19 Alabama county emergency management agencies with establishing hazard mitigation planning committees and preparing plans representative of unincorporated and incorporated jurisdictions within each county. Plans were funded through FEMA planning grants awarded to the county emergency management agencies, and all plans were approved by the Alabama EMA and FEMA for compliance with the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000. The 19 plans covered over 100 jurisdictions comprising over half the State's population.2000 - 2006
TOWN OF BROOKSIDE FLOODPLAIN ACQUISITION PROJECTS. FEMA
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program funds allowed the Town to acquire
36 properties valued at nearly $2.8 million and damaged by the 2000 and
2003 floods. Lehe Planning prepared the grant applications and managed
the projects.2000 - 2005
CITY OF TARRANT FLOODPLAIN ACQUISITION PROJECTS. Funded through the FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, the City acquired $2.5 million in properties damaged by flooding along Five Mile Creek in 2000 and 2003. These projects included seven homes damaged by the 2003 floods, ten homes flooded by the 2000 flood, and a 16 acre mobile home park with 77 homes damaged by the 2000 floods. The City now reuses the former mobile home park as a City park and firefighter training facility. Lehe Planning prepared the grant application and managed the projects.
2005
CENTER POINT FIRE STATION RELOCATION. Lehe Planning assisted the Fire District with securing over $600,000 in FEMA grant funds to demolish its flood-damaged fire station and relocate in a new building within a flood-free location.
TOWN OF BROOKSIDE CITY HALL AND COMMUNITY CENTER PROJECTS. The Town generated over $500,00 from FEMA grants to demolish their City Hall and Community Center, which were destroyed during the 2003 flood. The proceeds are being used to build replacement facilities at a new location. Lehe Planning prepared the grant applications and managed the project.
2004
MOBILE COUNTY EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLANNING SYSTEM.
Lehe Planning, LLC, in partnership with Homeland Diversified Services,
Inc., and Sleiman Research and Development, developed a comprehensive
system to enhance emergency management operations for the Mobile County
Emergency Management Agency. The system includes an update to the
Emergency Operations Plan, a terrorism plan annex, and a Geographic
Information System linked to FEMA's HAZUS-MH application for estimating
damages resulting from hurricanes, flooding, and other natural hazards.
2003
DOWNTOWN GADSDEN REVITALIZATION PLAN.
The firm updated the 1993 Revitalization Plan for Downtown Gadsden,
Alabama. Established in 1993, Downtown Gadsden, Inc. administers the
Main Street Program for the City of Gadsden. As a result of its
efforts, the City of Gadsden can showcase one of Alabama's premier
downtown success stories. UPPER SHADES CREEK FLOOD HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN.
This $500,000 plan addressed flooding issues of the creek and its
tributaries within four cooperating jurisdictions - the cities of
Irondale, Birmingham, Mountain Brook, and Homewood. Lehe Planning, LLC,
worked with a multi-disciplinary team of engineers, hydrologists,
appraisers, economists, and environmental professionals to evaluate the
cost-benefit of flood mitigation project alternatives and prepare the
plan for adoption by the four localities. 2002
CITY OF MOBILE FLOOD HAZARD MITIGATION PROJECT.
This $1 million FEMA grant award allowed the City of Mobile to acquire
eight residential properties located within repetitive flood areas
throughout the City of Mobile, Alabama. The City retained Lehe Planning
to manage the project. SYLACAUGA LAND SUBSIDENCE MITIGATION PROJECT. The firm identified project alternatives and funding sources available to mitigate the extensive sinkhole threats within the City of Sylacauga, Alabama.
2001
ALDRIDGE CREEK FLOOD MITIGATION PROJECT.
Lehe Planning, LLC, firm served as project consultant to the City of
Huntsville Real Estate Officer for this $3.75 million flood plain
acquisition project. The City acquired 33 residences within the
floodway of Aldridge Creek and afterwards, completed a rechanneling project and greenway to
reduce flood exposure to adjacent neighborhoods.