Apalachicola City Commission to Review/Adopt Adaptation Plan during February 3 Meeting

The City of Apalachicola will review the final recommended Adaptation Action Plan which outlines strategies for dealing with potential vulnerabilities to the City’s critical assets during storm events.  The adaptation plan follows the 2025 Vulnerability Assessment (VA) in which the Exposure and Sensitivity Analyses identified specific focus areas and critical infrastructure most vulnerable to storm events.  The draft plan was presented to the City Commission on December 2, 2025. During that workshop, a recommendation was made to outline recommendations for public education awareness and coordination with the County Emergency Management Division. That recommendation has been included in the final plan available for review online on the Planning & Community Development page.

Apalachicola’s Adaptation Plan is the City’s next step toward mitigating challenges experienced from storm flooding and projected surge and sea level rise. The plan provides a framework to respond to the findings in the Vulnerability Analysis and incorporates recommended infrastructure improvements, policy revisions and public engagement programs.