Valley City  (CSi)  The public is invited to a meeting of the Barnes County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan Update Steering Committee, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, April 15 at the VCSU  Rhoades Science Center,  in Room 102.

Agenda items include an update on the survey for the plan, a presentation from the Barnes County Highway Department on progress of highway mitigation projects, and a risk assessment workshop analyzing the impact, frequency, likelihood, and vulnerability of natural hazards and man-made threats in Barnes County and incorporated cities. The meeting is open to the public. Masks are required and social distancing will be observed.

For more information, call the  Barnes County Emergency Manager Sue Lloyd at 701-845-8510 or Daniel Schwartz at Nexus Planning & Consulting, LLC at 701-989-7970.