Prioritized List of Mitigation Strategies for Wales Action Action Hazards Funding Description Agency Priority Cost Timeframe Name Type Mitigated Source Install Structure and Secure funding and install Selectboard, Emergency Infrastructure emergency generator at Wales All Hazards DPW, Council High Medium HMPG 5 years Generators Projects Senior Center. on Aging Install new detention basins t Install Structure and locations that flood. Grant Selectboard, Detention Infrastructure Flooding High High HMPG 2 years application submitted to fund DPW Basins Projects installation. Address approximately 30 DPW, Fire Replace Structure and DPW / underperforming culverts that are Department, Infrastructure Flooding High Medium MassWorks 4 years scheduled to be repaired or Police Culverts Projects / HMPG replaced. Department Structure and Implement funding for Monson Monson Road Infrastructure Road drainage and paving Flooding DPW High Medium HMPG 2 years improvements Projects improvements. Educate property owners in how Fire to protect plumbing, including Department, Extreme Cold DPW, Education letting the faucet drip during Severe snow storms / Police Weather Medium Low Council on 2 years and Outreach extreme cold weather. Materials ice storms Department, Education Aging will be included at Senior Center DPW, Council and published in Town newsletter. on Aging Severe Inspect and prune trees annually, thunderstorms / wind to reduce risk of fallen branches Tree Warden, / tornadoes / Municipal Tree pruning felling power lines, as a DPW, Fire Medium Low Town 2 years operations hurricanes / severe collaboration between Tree Department snow storms / ice Warden and National Grid. storms
Prioritized List of Mitigation Strategies for Wales Action Name Action Type Description Hazards Mitigated Agency Priority Cost Funding Source Timeframe Install Emergency Generators Structure and Infrastructure Projects Secure funding and install emergency generator at Wales Senior Center. All Hazards Selectboard, DPW, Council on Aging High Medium HMPG 5 years Install Detention Basins Structure and Infrastructure Projects Install new detention basins t locations that flood. Grant application submitted to fund installation. Flooding Selectboard, DPW High High HMPG 2 years Replace Culverts Structure and Infrastructure Projects Address approximately 30 underperforming culverts that are scheduled to be repaired or replaced. Flooding DPW, Fire Department, Police Department High Medium DPW / MassWorks / HMPG 4 years Monson Road improvements Structure and Infrastructure Projects Implement funding for Monson Road drainage and paving improvements. Flooding DPW High Medium HMPG 2 years Extreme Cold Weather Education Education and Outreach Educate property owners in how to protect plumbing, including letting the faucet drip during extreme cold weather. Materials will be included at Senior Center and published in Town newsletter. Severe snow storms / ice storms Fire Department, Police Department, DPW, Council on Aging Medium Low DPW, Council on Aging 2 years Tree pruning Municipal operations Inspect and prune trees annually, to reduce risk of fallen branches felling power lines, as a collaboration between Tree Warden and National Grid. Severe thunderstorms / wind / tornadoes / hurricanes / severe snow storms / ice storms Tree Warden, DPW, Fire Department Medium Low Town 2 years
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