Guilford Holding Disaster Planning Meeting Tonight, Survey Offered (Oct. 3)

By Jack Kramer, Correspondent

GUILFORD, CT – Guilford, Connecticut and the entire Northeast haven’t been ravaged by hurricanes as have Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico and the Caribbean Islands.

And officials want it to remain that way and are holding a “Public Meeting for Disaster Planning” at 7:30 p.m., Oct. 3rd at the Guilford Community Center on Church Street.

At that meeting, the South Central Region Multi-Jurisdiction Hazard Mitigation Plan will be reviewed.

Guilford in conjunction with the South Central Regional Council of Governments (SCRCOG) and its municipalities are preparing an update to the plan to identify and assess natural hazard risks in towns, such as flooding, winter storms and hurricanes.

To help increase public participation in the process SCRCOG has put together a survey that provides everyone to share their opinion in the mitigation planning process. It is hoped the information provided will help the planning team better understand concerns and local issues by citizens of a particular town.

Those concerns, officials said, may lead to mitigation activities that could help lessen the impact of any future big storms.

Participation in the survey is voluntary and the information provided will not be attributed to any individuals who participate.

To participate in the survey, go to: https://www.surveymoney.com./r/CTMitgation

For more information, you can call the senior regional planner, Eugene Livshits at 203-466-8626 or email elivshits@scrcog.org