Part 1 of 5 in our August series on Public Safety and Hazard Mitigation in the Comprehensive Plan. Nearly every comprehensive plan includes a public safety chapter. Very few treat public safety as a land use outcome. The chapter lists the fire stations, notes the number of law enforcement officers per capita, mentions the local […]
Meth in Rural Communities: Hidden Hazards Beyond Drug Abuse
The life cycle of our local (county) All Hazard Mitigation Plans has mirrored the rise—and more recently the decline—of meth in rural communities across America. We classified methamphetamine as both a hazardous substance and a technological hazard because of the unique dangers associated with its manufacture, including devastating impacts on people, property, and the high […]