Marblehead has developed a draft Hazard Mitigation Plan that identifies and prioritizes actions the town can take to mitigate the impacts of natural hazards and climate change.
The public is invited to review and comment on the draft plan.
-Read the plan online: https://www.marblehead.org/town-planners-office/news/hazard-mitigation-plan-draft-october-2023
-View a hard copy: 188 Washington St.
-Comment period: Nov. 15 – Dec. 6.
-To provide comments: Send an email: rebeccac@marblehead.org
Marblehead has developed this plan as a strategy for reducing current and future natural hazards risks and impacts from climate change. When implemented, the Hazard Mitigation Plan makes the town more resilient to natural hazards such as flooding, snowstorms, high winds, and extreme temperatures. Town officials and local stakeholders developed this plan with support from the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency. Federal Emergency Management Agency approval, and town adoption, of the Hazard Mitigation Plan Update allows the town to apply for pre- and post-disaster hazard mitigation grant funds. The town is required to update the plan periodically.
For questions regarding this project, please contact Town Planner Rebecca Curran Cutting at 781-631-1529 or rebeccac@marblehead.org.