Community Engagement

Outreach and Communications Plan

Partnership and consultation with local stakeholders, organizations, and the public are critical components of the LRP development process. The County has launched communications and outreach efforts to engage stakeholders and gather input that will inform housing, infrastructure, and economic revitalization programs and projects in the areas most impacted by the 2020 hurricanes.

Baldwin County will work to keep the media, community groups, local leaders, and key stakeholders informed with timely and accessible updates about local recovery planning and implementation. 

• LRPP Communications and Outreach Plan

Citizen Participation Plan (CPP)

The Baldwin County Commission has prepared the Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery Program (CDBG-DR) Citizen Participation Plan (CPP) to comply with the requirements specified in 24 CFR 570.486 and the Federal Register Notice Volume 87, No. 23 (Feb. 3, 2022) and Volume 87, No. 100 (May 24, 2022) in response to Hurricanes Sally and Zeta.

• 2024-BCC Revised-Citizen-Participation-Plan
• EN1-Resolution 2024-147

Language Access Plan (LAP)

The Baldwin County Commission prepared the CDBG-DR Language Access Plan for Limited English Proficiency Persons ("Plan") in compliance with regulations and Federal Register Notices (FRN) for the CDBG-DR grants awarded to the State of Alabama in response to Hurricanes Sally and Zeta, including Federal Register Notice Vol. 87, No. 23 (Feb. 3, 2022), Federal Register Notice Vol. 87, No. 100 (May 24, 2022), and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Plan was created to comply with the requirements specified in Executive Order 13166. The County has completed a Four-Factor Analysis to determine language needs as part of the Baldwin County Local Recovery Plan (LRP) for DR-4563 in response to Hurricanes Sally and Zeta.

• Resolution 2024-150 - LAP

Public Meetings

In developing its Local Recovery Action Plan, Baldwin County is soliciting input from County stakeholders, County Departments and Divisions, local jurisdictions, advocacy groups and community partners to help determine the County’s remaining long-term resiliency needs and the most critical disaster mitigation needs.

A total of five community meetings will be held in different locations in the County to solicit input from stakeholders regarding unmet needs related to the 2020 hurricanes, and to identify community priorities for allocation of CDBG-DR funds.

Dates, locations, and summaries of completed meetings can be found below. 

Future Meeting Dates and Locations:

Past Meeting Dates and Locations:

• Thursday, February 15, 2024, at 10:00 AM in the Baldwin County Commission Chambers at 322 Courthouse Square, Bay Minette, Alabama

• Thursday, February 15, 2024, at 2:00 PM in the Large Meeting Hall at 201 East Section Avenue, Foley, Alabama

• Wednesday, June 5, 2024, at 10:00 AM in the  Baldwin County Central Annex Building Auditorium at 22251 Palmer Street Robertsdale, Alabama Baldwin Planning Charrette Presentation Final_6_5_24

• Wednesday, July 31, 2024, at 5:00 PM in the Large Meeting Hall at 201 East Section Avenue, Foley, Alabama  Baldwin County CDBG-DR Public Meetings Final

• Wednesday, August 7, 2024, at 10:00 AM in the Baldwin County Commission Chambers at 322 Courthouse Square, Bay Minette, Alabama  Baldwin County CDBG-DR Public Meetings Final

Public Comment Period

After completing the draft Local Recovery Plan, Baldwin County will publish the document for public comment on this website. 

The draft Action Plan will be available for a 30-day public review and comment period from July 19 to August 18, 2024.

Notices of the public comment period will be published by:

• Wednesday, June 26, 2024
• Friday, June 28, 2024

Public comments received during the 30-day comment period and at public meetings, as well as staff responses to the comments received, will be summarized and available on this webpage.