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Select Board approves 2025 Hazard Mitigation Plan year‑one review, cites modest progress
Summary
The Select Board approved the 2025 Hazard Mitigation Plan year-one review on May 26, noting 3–4 of 30 action items completed, including a new fire station, near-finished Old Town Hall work, a radio tower, and additional 911 signs.
Emergency Management Director Emily Benson presented the 2025 Hazard Mitigation Plan year‑one review, telling the Board that the Town has completed approximately three to four of 30 action items. Benson highlighted the new fire station, near-completion of Old Town Hall renovations, installation of a new radio tower, and placement of additional 911 signs as examples of completed or near-completed actions.
Benson stressed the importance of continuing to integrate hazard mitigation into planning and coordination across town departments and boards, observing that increasing storm intensity and rainfall patterns make several mitigation items more urgent. Select Board member Bob Thompson moved to approve the year-one review; the motion passed unanimously.
Why it matters: the Board’s approval documents progress on the Town’s mitigation actions and affirms continuing cross‑departmental coordination to reduce hazard risk, though staff reported modest progress against the plan’s full set of tasks.
