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| The last
area to highlight includes next steps and in particular, the timing of
updating the VRMP |
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| This
process fits into the Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan update required every
five years. |
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| As
populations change, critical infrastructure and the tree canopy change. The VRMP provides |
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| a basis
to manage the vegetation as it relates to Emergency Management. |
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| Urban
Foresters and Emergency Managers will continue to see changes in their
identified needs |
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| as they
collaborate and work together to help Emergency Managers meet the overall
need of |
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| increasing
safety and reducing the cost of clean-up.
These changes will ultimately lead to the |
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| improvement
of overall health of the urban forest and increasing worth of an Urban
Forestry program. |
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| Therefore,
the two, the Hazard Mitigation Plan and the VRMP, work hand in hand. |
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