Is Disaster Planning Necessary for Michigan Residents? Part I of IV
For years, disaster planning has become a way of life for individuals and communities located in the coastal states. From blazing wild fires to hurricane floods, acts of nature have taken disaster planning to another level. Due to Michigan’s lack of “news-worthy” disasters, many individuals may not see the benefit in spending time to prepare for disasters if and when they should occur. While Michigan does not see its share of wild fires or ferocious hurricanes, we have experienced some severe winter storms with power outages lasting for days. Even without major acts of nature, simply living in the shadow of September 11th, disaster planning should be a way of life, especially for the community association.
A Novel Idea
Many associations have beautification committees, finance committees, marketing committees, and any other committee a board member can create. However, how many associations have a planning committee whose sole responsibility is to develop a disaster relief plan? Such an idea should be taken very seriously with the committee being made up of management staff, board members and residents. Community associations should be proactive in this area as opposed to assuming that their management company has already thought out such details.