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New London to sign five‑year hazard mitigation plan pending FEMA approval
Summary
Emergency management director Lub Bona told the select board the town’s five‑year hazard mitigation plan—prepared with a $10,000 grant and a $1,000 local share—has been completed and needs only the board’s signature before submission to FEMA for final approval.
Lub Bona, the town’s emergency management director, told the Board of Selectmen the town has completed its required five‑year update to the New London hazard mitigation plan and that the document is pending FEMA approval. "What we have in front of you is the quinquennial update every 5 years of the New London hazard mitigation plan," Lub Bona said, describing the plan as a federally required study that reviews natural and human hazards and proposes steps to mitigate risks.
Bona said the Upper Valley Regional Planning Commission served as the contractor and that the effort was funded through a $10,000 grant with a $1,000 local share; staff said the non‑federal share was covered by in‑kind work performed during the plan process. "We completed it. We had the Upper Valley Regional planning commission as our contractor. It was a $10,000 grant out of which the town had to put $1,000, but we actually didn't have to put anything because the non‑federal share came out of the work that was done throughout the plan," Bona said.
Board members clarified that no formal motion was required to accept the report and that the remaining step is a signature from the board to complete the FEMA submission package. A select board member confirmed the signature page is available in the signing folder and that staff will return the signed material to the emergency management committee after the meeting.
The plan documents the town’s hazard committee membership—including police, fire, public works and nonprofit partners such as the hospital and visiting nurse association—and staff thanked committee members and Deputy Ashley for their participation. The board did not vote on policy changes at the meeting; staff said the signed package will be forwarded to FEMA as part of the plan’s completion requirements.
Next steps: staff will sign the completion form after the meeting and submit the package to FEMA for final approval. The select board did not adopt new town policy measures at this meeting.
