BENTON COUNTY, IOWA MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN 2011 Ron Buch, Jason Sanders, David Vermedahl, Benton County Supervisors Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee: Andrew Lent, City of Vinton William Hiner, Central Lutheran School—Newhall Jason Sanders, Benton County Board of Supervisors Pat Daily, Heartland Coop—Belle Plaine William Heber, Benton County Conservation Nancy Farmer, Benton County Public Health Mary Williams, Benton County Social Services Ranae Becker, Benton Development Group Teresa Floyd, East-Central Iowa REC Mary Jo Hainstock, Vinton-Shellsburg Community Schools Jerry Meadows, City of Vinton Electrical Department Patricia Rausch, City of Mt. Auburn K.C. Rausch, City of Mt. Auburn Tom Budak, City of Mt. Auburn Randy Bauer, City of Walford Mike V. Hagan, City of Newhall Keith F. Schmitz, City of Urbana Josh Humphrey, Poweshiek Water Association Scott Hansen, Benton County Emergency Management Agency. Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee Lead: Scott Hansen, Benton County EMA Coordinator Plan Prepared by Steve Meyer Consulting LLC, P.O. Box 247, Garrison, Iowa, 52229. ph. 319-477-5041 e-mail
[email protected] BENTON COUNTY MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN 2011 THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK 2 BENTON COUNTY MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN 2011 INDEX EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 7 SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION AND PLANNING PROCESS 9 SECTION 2: PLANNING AREA PROFILE AND CAPABILITIES 21 2.1 BENTON COUNTY PLANNING AREA PROFILE 21 2.1.1 GEOGRAPHY 23 2.1.2 HISTORY 26 2.1.3 CLIMATE 2.1.4 POPULATION DEMOGRAPHICS