MARATHON COUNTY HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN 2011-2016 PREPARED BY MARATHON COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 06/13/2011 MARATHON COUNTY HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN CHAPTER 1 PLANNING PROCESS ............................................................................................................................ 6 1.1 PLAN INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................................... 6 1.2 DISASTER MITIGATION ACT OF 2000 .................................................................................................................... 7 1.3 PLANNING PROCESS ........................................................................................................................................... 7 1.4 COMMITTEES ................................................................................................................................................... 7 1.4.1 Environmental Resources Committee ...................................................................................................... 8 1.4.2 Marathon County Metropolitan Planning Commission ........................................................................... 8 1.4.3 Local Emergency Planning Committee ..................................................................................................... 9 1.4.4 Public Safety Committee ........................................................................................................................ 10 1.5 INVOLVEMENT FROM LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ........................................................................................................ 11 1.6 NEIGHBORING COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT .......................................................................................................... 13 1.7 LOCAL AND REGIONAL AGENCY INVOLVEMENT ...................................................................................................... 13 1.8 NEWSLETTER ARTICLES ..................................................................................................................................... 14 1.9 PUBLIC REVIEW PROCESS .................................................................................................................................. 14 1.10 INCORPORATED TECHNICAL DATA ....................................................................................................................... 15 1.11 PLANNING MECHANISMS INCORPORATING HAZARD MITIGATION ............................................................................. 15 1.12 CONTACT INFORMATION .................................................................................................................................. 16 CHAPTER 2 PLANNING AREA ................................................................................................................................ 17 2.1 GENERAL GEOGRAPHY ..................................................................................................................................... 17 2.1.1 Location ................................................................................................................................................. 17 2.1.2 Civil Divisions .......................................................................................................................................... 18 2.2 DEMOGRAPHIC AND ECONOMIC PROFILE ............................................................................................................. 20 2.2.1 Current Population Trends ..................................................................................................................... 20 2.2.2 Population Forecasts .............................................................................................................................. 23 2.2.3 Minority Population ............................................................................................................................... 23 2.2.4 Employment ........................................................................................................................................... 24 2.3 GENERAL LAND USE/DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS .................................................................................................... 26 Current Pattern of Land Use ............................................................................................................................... 26 2.3.1 Barren .................................................................................................................................................... 28 2.3.2 Commercial ............................................................................................................................................ 28 2.3.3 Cropland ................................................................................................................................................. 28 2.3.4 Forest Land ............................................................................................................................................ 28 2.3.5 Industrial ................................................................................................................................................ 29 2.3.6 Multi-family residential .......................................................................................................................... 29 2.3.7 Other Agriculture ................................................................................................................................... 29 2.3.8 Public/Quasi-Public ................................................................................................................................ 29 2.3.9 Quarry .................................................................................................................................................... 30 2.3.10 Recreational ...................................................................................................................................... 30 2 2.3.11 Single Family Residential ................................................................................................................... 30 2.3.12 Specialty Crop .................................................................................................................................... 31 2.3.13 Transportation ................................................................................................................................... 31 2.4 NATURAL FEATURES/ENVIRONMENT................................................................................................................... 32 2.4.1 Rivers and Streams ................................................................................................................................ 32 2.4.2 Lakes ...................................................................................................................................................... 32 2.4.3 Wetlands ................................................................................................................................................ 33 2.4.4 Floodplains ............................................................................................................................................. 33 2.4.5 Parks/Wildlife Areas/Trails .................................................................................................................... 33 2.5 TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM ................................................................................................................................ 36 2.5.1 Road Network ........................................................................................................................................ 36 2.5.2 Airports .................................................................................................................................................. 36 2.5.3 Rail ......................................................................................................................................................... 36 2.5.4 Transit .................................................................................................................................................... 37 2.6 CRITICAL COMMUNITY FACILITIES ....................................................................................................................... 39 2.6.1 Emergency Operations Center ............................................................................................................... 39 2.6.2 Communication Facilities ....................................................................................................................... 39 2.6.3 Hazardous Materials Storage and Use .................................................................................................. 39 2.6.4 Emergency Services ................................................................................................................................ 40 2.6.5 Major Medical Facilities ......................................................................................................................... 44 2.6.6 Corrections/Jail ...................................................................................................................................... 44 2.6.7 Utilities ................................................................................................................................................... 45 2.7 HISTORIC PROPERTIES AND DISTRICTS