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Montpelier resilience group outlines Rivers Edge master plan, floodplain projects and infrastructure priorities
Summary
The Foundation for a Resilient Montpelier told the House Government Institutions Committee it will lead a Rivers Edge master plan, seek coordinated action with state agencies and FEMA, and pursue projects including dam removal, targeted rubble removal and an 11-acre floodplain restoration to reduce downtown flood risk.
John Kopycinski, executive director of the Foundation for a Resilient Montpelier, told the House Government Institutions Committee that the city needs a comprehensive, multi-year approach to flood recovery and resilience.
"We will be carrying forward the resilience work that the commission was doing," Kopycinski said, describing the recent merger of the Montpelier Commission for Recovery and Resilience with the local Montpelier Foundation to create a permanent 501(c)(3) to manage recovery and grant-making efforts.
Kopycinski announced the foundation’s intention to develop a Rivers Edge master plan, funded in part by a municipal planning grant and additional local funds, to guide riverfront…
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