Town Administrator Mallory Aronstein invites community members to attend an upcoming meeting to learn more about the development of the Town of Swansea’s Hazard Mitigation Plan.
WHEN:
Thursday, April 13 from 6-7 p.m.
WHERE:
The meeting will be held virtually and in person. Community members can access the meeting via Zoom.
- Meeting ID: 859 0320 3750
- Passcode: 657252
The meeting will also be held at the Council on Aging, 260 Ocean Grove Ave.
WHAT:
The Town of Swansea is developing a Hazard Mitigation Plan that identifies and prioritizes actions the town can take to mitigate the impacts of natural hazards and climate change. According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), hazard mitigation planning reduces loss of life and property by minimizing the impact of disasters.
Community members will have an opportunity to contribute ideas for making the town more resilient to natural hazards such as flooding, snowstorms, high winds and extreme temperatures.
Swansea developed a Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) plan in 2018 that identified possible actions to mitigate risks to natural hazards and climate change in town. The Hazard Mitigation Plan will include all of the identified actions from the MVP that are still relevant today.
The plan is being developed by a Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee comprised of town leaders and local stakeholders. Jamie Caplan Consulting LLC, a Northampton-based firm, is leading this effort on behalf of the Town and the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency.
FEMA approval and town-wide adaptation of the Hazard Mitigation plan is required to apply for pre and post-disaster hazard mitigation grant funds.
“We highly encourage residents to attend the upcoming meeting to help the town create a mitigation plan that will directly affect them and the community they live in,” Town Administrator Aronstein said. “We look forward to hearing their ideas and creating this plan as a team alongside our residents.”
For questions regarding this project, please contact the Selectmen’s Office at 508-678-2981 Option 5.
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