Public flags Japanese knotweed and bridge vulnerabilities as hazard-plan input

Aug 4, 2026

At its final public-input session on the local hazard mitigation plan, residents urged mapping and monitoring of invasive Japanese knotweed along Roaring Brook and other streams to reduce flood debris and increased-flow risks. A resident also raised concerns about the True Temper (Creek Road) bridge and emergency-access vulnerability.

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The board opened the last chance for public input on the local hazard mitigation plan and residents raised invasive-species and infrastructure concerns for the mitigation-strategy phase.

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