Framingham's Hazard Mitigation Plan To Receive Public Input

FRAMINGHAM, MA — The Framingham Hazard Mitigation Plan Working Group is developing a plan that identifies and prioritizes actions the city can take to mitigate the impacts of natural hazards and climate change.

As that plan continues to develop, city officials are looking for public input in the process.

"The input of Framingham residents, business owners, civic organizations, and institutions will be critical to supporting the working group in analyzing local hazards and developing or updating possible actions to reduce their impact," officials said, in a news release.

A virtual public meeting on the planning process is scheduled for Dec. 19 from 6 to 7 p.m.

The draft plan will be presented at this meeting, with emphasis placed on the mitigation actions identified to mitigate risks to natural hazards throughout the city, officials said.

Participants in the meeting will have an opportunity to learn and contribute ideas to make the city more resilient to those natural hazards, such as flooding, snowstorms, high winds, and extreme temperatures.

This plan was developed by a Hazard Mitigation Working Group comprised of city officials and local stakeholders.

Jamie Caplan Consulting LLC, a Northampton, MA-based firm, led this effort on behalf of the City and the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) approval, and city adoption, of the Hazard Mitigation Plan, allows the city to apply for pre- and post-disaster hazard mitigation grant funds.