Charlton Hazard Mitigation Plan

In July 2026, the Town of Charlton started the planning process to update its Hazard Mitigation Plan (HMP). An updated HMP will help the town identify strategies to reduce its vulnerability to hazards like flooding, winter storms, and drought. Climate change may shift the extent and severity of certain natural hazards, including those that already impact Charlton.

By participating in this survey, you will help the Town of Charlton understand the current and future natural hazards that residents are most concerned about. Survey responses will be accepted until the end of the day on October 30.

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1. Check all that apply.

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2. Has your family or property, in Charlton, been impacted by any of the following natural hazards in the past 10 years? Select all that apply:

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3. Where have you observed hazard impacts in Charlton, and what were those impacts?

Examples: flooding on specific roads, drought/effects on water supply, extended power outages, trees down on roads, beaver dams affecting property and septic systems due to flooding from dams.

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4. How much do you think the impacts of natural hazards and climate change will threaten your personal health, safety, or property?

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5. If you are concerned about impacts to your life from natural hazards and/or climate change, what impacts are you most concerned about?

Examples: basement flooding, wells drying out / contamination of wells, ability to grow food

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6. How concerned are you about the impacts that natural hazards and climate change will have on the Town of Charlton (the local infrastructure, economy, environment, and/or town residents)?

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7. What community assets are you most concerned about when you consider the potential impact of natural hazards and climate change on the Town of Charlton? Please rank the responses below in order from the community asset you are most concerned about (1) to the community asset you are least concerned about (5).

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8. Which of the following topics would you like the Town to prioritize as part of public education on natural hazards and climate change during this planning process? Select up to five topics.

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9. What forms of public outreach on natural hazards and climate change would you like to see? Select all that you are interested in.

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10. What actions should the Town of Charlton take to cultivate local resilience to natural hazards?

Examples: increase local capacity to apply for hazard mitigation grant funding and implement hazard mitigation projects; improve storm water management; provide more education and outreach about how climate change could impact my life; encourage planting climate-resilient tree species; encourage cutting/trimming dead trees beside/hanging over roads; etc.

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11. If you would like to stay informed about other opportunities to participate in Charlton's Hazard Mitigation planning process, please enter your E-mail address below.

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