Listening Session, May 27, 2021 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.
The towns of Northfield and Warwick, with the Franklin Regional Council of Governments, is hosting a public listening session to review key findings and priority actions that have come out of over a year of stakeholder outreach and virtual workshops. Both towns are seeking to become designated as a Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) communities through the MA Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs’ (EEA) MVP Program. Four Community Resilience Building workshops were held virtually in February and March to discuss impacts of climate change, identify the towns’ top hazards of concern, review current strengths and vulnerabilities, and brainstorm actions to increase resiliency in three categories – infrastructure, society, and environment. By becoming a designated MVP community, both towns will be eligible to apply for MVP Action Grants to pursue identified action items.
The process will also result in an updated Hazard Mitigation Plan for each town. Once the plan is approved by FEMA and MEMA, both towns will also be able to apply for hazard mitigation funding from those agencies.
The session will be held virtually on Thursday, May 27, from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. An agenda with meeting link is below:
Northfield Warwick MVP HMP Listening Session_Agenda
Public Comment Period on Draft Plan, May 28 – June 11, 2021
The session will be followed by a 2-week public comment period on the final draft plan (see links below). Comments are due by Friday, June 11, 2021. Please submit comments to Alyssa or Helena, contact information below.
FULL PLAN – Northfield and Warwick Community Resilience Building and Hazard Mitigation Regional Plan
Northfield MVP Community Resilience Building Matrix
Warwick MVP Community Resilience Building Matrix
For more information please contact: Alyssa Larose, [email protected], 413-774-3167 x127, or Helena Farrell, [email protected]
