Mitigation Capabilities and Strategies to be Implemented Hazards Responsible Potential Mitigation Action Status Action Type Timeframe Est. Cost Priority Mitigated Party Funding Using construction dates of existing shelters, identify those shelters that Dates have Building Capability Earthquakes 6 months funds Low Low were built to been obtained. Department Massachusetts’ current seismic code. Evaluate whether to become a part of FEMA’s No action taken Town Planner DLTA, LTA Community Rating System Strategy Floods 1 year Low Low to date. EMD Local funds based on new FEMA flood zones. Prepare a prioritized list for the replacement of No action taken Floods Highway HMGP Strategy 6 mo. High High undersized culverts to date. Hurricanes Department Local funds throughout town. Conduct drainage repairs on that consistently No action taken Highway HMGP ice over to lessen the Strategy Snowstorms/ice 2 High Medium to date. Department Chp. 90 potential for future risk to motorists. Develop point-to-point redundant datawave EMPG system for data storage, Police Dept. Town data retrieval, and Hurricanes No action to Fire Dept. Meeting communications in event Strategy Flooding 2 High High date. Town Offices Justice that central servers are Tornado Schools Assistance incapacitated by flood or Grants other natural hazard at town hall.
Mitigation Capabilities and Strategies to be Implemented Mitigation Action Status Action Type Hazards Mitigated Responsible Party Timeframe Potential Funding Est. Cost Priority Using construction dates of existing shelters, identify those shelters that were built to Massachusetts’ current seismic code. Dates have been obtained. Capability Earthquakes Building Department 6 months funds Low Low Evaluate whether to become a part of FEMA’s Community Rating System based on new FEMA flood zones. No action taken to date. Strategy Floods Town Planner EMD 1 year DLTA, LTA Local funds Low Low Prepare a prioritized list for the replacement of undersized culverts throughout town. No action taken to date. Strategy Floods Hurricanes Highway Department 6 mo. HMGP Local funds High High Conduct drainage repairs on that consistently ice over to lessen the potential for future risk to motorists. No action taken to date. Strategy Snowstorms/ice Highway Department 2 HMGP Chp. 90 High Medium Develop point-to-point redundant datawave system for data storage, data retrieval, and communications in event that central servers are incapacitated by flood or other natural hazard at town hall. No action to date. Strategy Hurricanes Flooding Tornado Police Dept. Fire Dept. Town Offices Schools 2 EMPG Town Meeting Justice Assistance Grants High High
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