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Brighton reviews county multi-jurisdictional hazard mitigation plan; adoption expected next month
Summary
Council heard a detailed briefing from county emergency management on a 2025 multi-jurisdictional hazard mitigation plan (468 pages with a ~60–68-page Brighton annex). The plan adds hazards and opens FEMA grant and cost-share opportunities; council asked staff to prepare resolution language for adoption at the next meeting.
Brian Bucket, the municipal emergency management planner who presented the draft 2025 multi-jurisdictional hazard mitigation plan, told the Brighton Town Council the document (base plan about 468 pages; Brighton annex roughly 60–68 pages) updates the town’s approach to long-term hazard reduction and will be in force through 2030 if adopted. He said the draft adds several weather-related hazards — earthquake, extreme heat, extreme cold, high wind, heavy rain and lightning — and retains man-made risks such as cyber incidents and civil disturbance.
Bucket said the plan is intended as a “blue-sky” mitigation road map that complements rather than replaces the town’s emergency management or emergency annexes. He emphasized the funding and cost-share benefits tied to adoption under federal rules: having an adopted hazard mitigation plan improves eligibility and competitiveness for FEMA mitigation grants and influences cost-sharing after declared disasters under the Stafford Act. "For every $1 invested in mitigation plans, $6 can be saved in future disaster costs," he said.
The presentation summarized how the plan was developed (consultants, a year-long process, local surveys, public workshops) and noted that the county and most participating jurisdictions have completed review; the presenter urged council members to focus on the jurisdictional annex for Brighton rather than read the entire base plan. He offered to provide the council with digital copies and suggested staff draft a resolution to place on the next meeting agenda for formal adoption.
Council members asked follow-up questions on grant availability and homeowner-level mitigation programs; Bucket said he would coordinate with the county grant subject-matter expert and return with more specific information. No formal action or vote was taken at the meeting; staff agreed to prepare adoption language and return the item for a future decision.
The council meeting packet includes the draft plan and jurisdictional annex; council members were urged to review the annex and provide questions before the next meeting.
