COLUMBIA, Mo. -- A Sustainable Communities Recovery Workshop will be held in Greensburg, Kansas June 28 and 29. Participants will discuss long-term recovery processes, projects, successes and challenges facing communities struck by severe weather events like the EF-5 tornado that struck Joplin, Missouri May 22.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Long-Term Community Recovery team will coordinate the peer-to-peer workshop.
Over the past few months a series of record tornadoes, including the Joplin, Missouri event, hit Midwest and southeast states and communities, resulting in major impacts to all sectors of community life - economic development, permanent housing and infrastructure.
"As devastating as disasters are, they provide an opportunity for a community to re-envision itself, address unique challenges, find inspiration and improve upon conditions that existed prior to the disaster," said Steve Castaner, Branch Chief of FEMA's LTCR team.
..."I'm excited about being able to network with other city, state and federal officials and understand experiences of other communities struck by disasters," said Jonathan Raiche, Planning / Community Development Specialist with the city of Joplin, Missouri.
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