SHUTESBURY — The Shutesbury Hazard Mitigation Plan Committee, in partnership with the Franklin Regional Council of Governments (FRCOG) Planning Department, has prepared a draft Hazard Mitigation Plan that is ready for public review.
A virtual public forum will be held on Tuesday, June 29, at 5:30 p.m. to present the draft plan and solicit feedback from stakeholders. The meeting is available at bit.ly/3drpwL2.
According to a notice from Tamsin Flanders, a planner with FRCOG’s land use and natural resources planning program, once the Hazard Mitigation Plan is approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and adopted by the town, the town will be eligible for state and federal grants to fund pre- and post-disaster mitigation projects.
The purpose of this Hazard Mitigation Plan update is to identify natural and other hazards that may impact the community; conduct a risk assessment to identify infrastructure at the highest risk for being damaged by hazards; inventory and assess current town hazard mitigation policies, programs and regulations; and identify action steps to prevent damage to property and loss of life, the notice states.
The draft plan is available at shutesbury.org. A paper copy is available at Town Hall.