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Town Board adopts Jefferson County Hazard Mitigation Plan
Summary
The Town of Hounsfield Town Board unanimously adopted Resolution 8 of 2025 to adopt the 2025 Jefferson County Hazard Mitigation Plan, voting 4–0 with Supervisor Arthur absent. The action aligns the town with county disaster planning ahead of forthcoming hazard mitigation steps.
The Town of Hounsfield Town Board adopted Resolution 8 of 2025 to adopt the 2025 Jefferson County Hazard Mitigation Plan, voting 4 in favor, 0 against and 0 abstentions. Deputy Supervisor John LaDuc presided; Councilmembers Dawn Nier, Courtney Brown and Chris Lee voted in favor; Supervisor Arthur was absent.
Board members received correspondence including an email from Ryan McIntosh recommending adoption. The resolution formally aligns the town with Jefferson County’s updated mitigation strategies designed to coordinate local response and recovery planning across hazards. Board action took place on the correspondence item and was recorded by roll call.
Why it matters: adopting the county plan makes the town eligible to participate in coordinated mitigation actions and may be a prerequisite for some federal and state mitigation grants. The board recorded the formal adoption in the minutes and closed the agenda item without added discussion.
