Charlevoix County

2024 Hazard Mitigation Plan 

Networks Northwest will assist the Charlevoix County Office of Emergency Management with updating the County's 2016 Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan.   To be eligible for pre-disaster mitigation project grants awarded by FEMA, participating jurisdictions must contribute to the creation of the plan and adopt the FEMA-approved plan.

Update Process

• Phase I:   Data collection, including an online community survey.  The survey was utilized to obtain input from community members on past hazard mitigation projects/events, current concerns regarding hazard mitigation and preparedness, and potential hazard mitigation strategies.
• Phase II:  Hazard identification and risk assessment
• Phase III: Review and update hazard mitigation goals, priority areas, and implementation strategies.
• Phase IV: Draft plan public comment period. Post the plan electronically and meet with the public for comments.  Incorporate feedback from the public review period and make final edits to the plan.
• Phase V: Plan Adoption. Facilitate the plan adoption process with the County Board of Commissioners and local officials.

Meetings and Documentation

Natural Hazard work-related meeting dates, times, and presentation materials will be posted here as they become available.  All meetings are open to the public.  Many of these meetings are held in conjunction with the Charlevoix County Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) and are held at the Charlevoix County Sheriff's Office Training Room at 1000 Grant St., Charlevoix, MI 49720, unless otherwise stated.   Please contact Sienna Wenz, Charlevoix County Emergency Managment Coordinator, if you would like to attend a meeting via Zoom instead of in person.

HM Planning Meetings	Time/Place	Materials	Topic
LEPC 8/15/2022	12:00 pm, Charlevoix County Sheriff's Office Training Room	Presentation	Project overview and community profile
LEPC 11/21/2022	12:00 pm, Charlevoix County Sheriff's Office Training Room	Presentation	Historic weather events and hazard identification
Community Meeting/LEPC  01/23/2023	10:00 am, Whiting's Park - Green Building, 5820 Lakeshore Rd., Boyne City, MI 49712	Presentation	Discussion of community vulnerabilities and site specific hazard concerns; mapping exercise
LEPC  04/17/2023	12:00 pm, Charlevoix County Sheriff's Office Training Room	Presentation	Community survey results; Discussion of goals
Additional Community Input "Drop-In" Sessions to inform Hazard Mitigation Actions and Strategies
10/9/2023 via Zoom	5:30-7:30 pm  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85229181355?pwd=ajlwVEpzQVRJemF0WWFZelhhMno4Zz09   Meeting ID: 852 2918 1355 Passcode: 102946
10/11/23 in East Jordan	5:30-7:30 pm, Emergency Services Building, 555 Maple St., East Jordan, MI 49727
10/18/23 in Charlevoix	5:30- 7:30 pm, Shirley Roloff Center- Committee Room,  13513 Division St., Charlevoix, MI 49720
10/25/23 in Boyne City	5:30-7:30 pm, Commission Chambers, 319 N. Lake St., Boyne City, MI 49712

 

Draft Materials For Review