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Early in 1999, Superior received a $300,000 grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to help make the community disaster resistant. One community in each of the 50 states is chosen each year to receive this grant. Superior is the smallest community in the United States, to date, to be designated as a Project Impact community.

Throughout the year 1999, community meetings and planning sessions were held. A Project Impact Taskforce was organized. Community input and participation in this project was excellent. The strategy is to plan and implement mitigation measures to protect citizens from the damages resulting from tornadoes, flooding, wind and ice storms.

Project impact money must be matched with other state and/or local resources. Cash and in-kind matches have been secured through numerous funding sources to enhance the Project Impact funds.

Planning and Regulation Activities
A city-wide Infrastructure Plan has been completed, evaluating sidewalks, streets and storm sewers. Cost estimates and an action plan have been prepared.
A city-wide Flood Mitigation Plan has been completed. The objectives are to reduce flooding hazards and damages, and to provide streambank stabilization along Superior's Lost Creek.
The city has participated in the Planning Exercise Preparedness (PEP) program offered by the Nebraska Emergency Management Agency to develop a new and up-to-date Local Emergency Operating Plan
	The Superior Board of Zoning and Planning has reviewed and updated building and land use city codes in the 100 year flood plain along Lost creek
The Superior Public Schools Disaster and Emergency Plan and printed materials has been revised and updated.
Informational Activities
A comprehensive all-hazard education and outreach program to inform the public of emergency response systems have been developed.
Information about Project Impact has been added to the Superior Internet site. Updates and progress reports will be added as activities are completed.
Early Warning Systems
A transmitter will be installed for a multi-county area of south central Nebraska and north central Kansas for early warning weather alert radios. An Alltel tower near Nora is currently being considered as the site.
The sale of NOAA weather radios to members of the Superior community will be subsidized, in the amounts of $15 for a standard radio and $25 for the digital type radio.
Two new early warning sirens have been installed in Superior.
A DTN machine has been purchased for the Nuckolls County 911 Center A new generator has been installed at the Fire Station and is now operational.
Communications and Shelters Activities
A safe room will be built at the swimming pool. If a storm approaches so quickly that it is unsafe to send children home, the safe room will provide protection.
A backup generator will be installed at the Superior Fire Station. This will give the facility the capacity to serve as an emergency shelter.
Health, Safety and the Environment Activities
New storm sewers have been constructed on Superior's north Central Street to provide adequate drainage of the area. Once the new storm sewers were in place the street was paved.
Two drainage tubes have been placed under Lincoln Park Roads, and an open ditch was tubed to Lost Creek. The Lincoln Park Pond was dredged.

	Much cleaning and dredging of Lost Creek has been done in the first stage of the bank stabilizion, a section near the 15th street bridge was completed. The area was rocked and native grasses were planted along the creek banks.
Drainage tubes have been installed to replace two dangerous bridges along east Superior's Blakely Creek. A general clean up of the area has also been completed.
Project Impact Partners
Project Impact Signing Ceremony

Project Impact Partners

Project Impact Signing Ceremony