To enhance disaster preparedness and resilience, Cabarrus County has joined with Stanly and Union counties to invite participation in the 2024 Hazard Mitigation Plan public survey.

The 5-minute anonymous survey is an opportunity for residents to share their opinions and participate in the mitigation planning process.

The survey can be found at bit.ly/cabcoprepared and asks about resident preparedness, threats to neighborhoods, needed assistance from local governments and more.

The area covered by the Cabarrus Stanly Union Region is vulnerable to a wide range of natural hazards, including tornadoes and thunderstorms, flooding and severe winter weather. 

While a threat may never be fully eliminated, much can be done to lessen potential impacts on the community and residents.

The 2024 plan update involves the identification of vulnerabilities and prioritization of mitigation strategies to better prepare for, respond to and recover from a hazardous event.

An internal meeting was held on Feb. 8 with stakeholders from all counties. In the future, each county will host in-person planning meetings on a rotating schedule.

Union County kicked things off on March 13 and introduced the plan update process, discussed preliminary data collection efforts for risk assessment, proposed an outline of the plan and created the public survey.

The Spanish-translated survey can be accessed at bit.ly/cabcopreparedesp.

If you have questions regarding this survey or would like to learn about more ways you can participate in the development in the plan, contact Cabarrus County Emergency Management Director Jason Burnett at jaburnett@cabarruscounty.us.