Residents Invited to Attend Virtual Planning Board Meeting to Discuss Hazard Mitigation Plan, Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Project on Thursday, March 18 - 7 p.m. - March 15, 2021

Residents Invited to Attend Virtual Planning Board Meeting to Discuss Hazard Mitigation Plan, Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Project on Thursday, March 18 - 7 p.m.

(Saugus, MA) March 15, 2021 – Town Manager Scott C. Crabtree and the Saugus Planning Board invite residents, business owners, and local organizations to attend the virtual Planning Board meeting on Thursday, March 18, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. to learn more about the Hazard Mitigation Plan and Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) Project, as well as have the opportunity to provide input and ask questions about these important community initiatives.

The Town is preparing a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation Plan and MVP project to reduce the community’s vulnerability to natural hazards, such as flooding, hurricanes, and blizzards, and increase resilience to the impacts of climate change.

Once the Town has completed this MVP certification process, Saugus will be eligible to apply for grant funding to assist in addressing these identified vulnerabilities. 

According to the Commonwealth’s MVP website the grant program provides support for cities and towns in Massachusetts to begin the process of planning for climate change resiliency and implementing priority projects. The state awards communities with funding to complete vulnerability assessments and develop action-oriented resiliency plans.  Communities who complete the MVP program become certified as an MVP community and are eligible for MVP Action Grant funding and other opportunities.

The Town’s project consultant, the Metropolitan Area Planning Commission (MAPC), will be assisting the Town in discussing both projects during the meeting. After initial presentations, public input and feedback will be encouraged.

“We hope residents, business owners, and local organizations will attend this meeting to learn more about the Hazard Mitigation Plan and MVP project, and ask questions and share their input,” said Town Manager Crabtree. “ 

Please visit the following link to attend the virtual Planning Board meeting on Thursday, March 18, 2021, at 7:00 p.m.:

Planning Board Meeting

Thursday, March 18, 2021, at 7:00 p.m.

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83788984308?pwd=MkdOL095NDlLeGwwbzY3ZW5sbFplUT09

Meeting ID: 837 8898 4308

Passcode: 048280

Phone# 1-929-205-6099

For more information, contact Alexander Mello, Senior Planner, at 781-231-4045 or amello@saugus-ma.gov.