New Shoreham, Be Ready: for Flooding and different Pure Disasters.
Harm to Corn Neck Highway from Superstorm Sandy (2012)
Picture Credit score: 2017 Corn Neck Highway Transportation Resiliency Planning Examine
2025 Hazard Mitigation & Flood Administration Plan (HM&FMP)
Whereas there are lots of elements of coastal life in New Shoreham to have fun, it does depart us weak to a number of pure hazards. Extra frequent and intense rainfall is changing into the norm leading to elevated property and avenue flooding. Wind and storm surge harm from hurricanes can be problematic, and we’re on the front-lines for sea stage rise.
The City of New Shoreham is working laborious to be ready and to that finish is creating a 2025 Hazard Mitigation & Flood Administration Plan (HM&FMP) to strengthen our resilience to various pure hazards, together with flooding and hurricanes. The HM&FMP will replace the City’s 2017 Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA requires a 5-year replace), and broaden the deal with flood administration. The City employed Kim Jacobs, Civil Engineer & Resilience Planning Guide, to help with the event of the Plan. An Advisory Committee comprised of City employees, residents, and different stakeholders will information plan growth. The Advisory Committee conferences are posted beneath and are open to the general public.
The Plan will assess the seemingly impacts of pure hazards that traditionally have or are fairly anticipated to influence the individuals and property of the City. A mitigation technique and motion plan (with a listing of prioritized tasks) will probably be developed in accordance with Federal Emergency Administration Company (FEMA) necessities, and can embrace Neighborhood Score System (CRS) Flood Administration provisions.
We have to work collectively to know native dangers, make strong selections, and spend money on long-term group well-being.
The event method for this plan is comprised of 4 key phases:
- Planning Course of – Analysis, Outreach, and Stakeholder Coordination
- Danger Evaluation – Figuring out Hazards and Neighborhood Vulnerability
- Mitigation Technique – Figuring out Objectives, Mitigation Actions, and Implementation Methods
- Plan Upkeep – Adopting, Implementing, Evaluating, and Revising the Plan
Your Enter is Vital!
Neighborhood involvement is central to the planning course of. We hope you’ll think about partaking in a number of of the next:
PUBLIC OPINION SURVEY: September 29 – October 24, 2024
The outcomes from the web survey, performed as a part of the Undertaking’s public outreach, are offered beneath.
PUBLIC PREVIEW DRAFT
PUBLIC REVIEW PERIOD: March 17 – April 7, 202
PUBLIC HEARING: April 7, 2025
We encourage you to evaluate the Draft HM&FMP (linked beneath) and supply feedback and suggestions:
- In Writing: dropped off on the City Corridor (16 Outdated City Highway, New Shoreham, RI) by April 4, 2025 at 1 PM EST with the next notation on the envelope: HM&FMP feedback/enter c/o Shirlyne Gobern
- By way of E mail: [email protected] (by April 4, 2025 at 1 PM EST), with the heading: HM&FMP feedback
- In Individual: on the PUBLIC HEARING, April 7, 2025 (City Council’s frequently scheduled assembly, 7pm on the City Corridor (16 Outdated City Highway, New Shoreham, RI)
DRAFT Hazard Mitigation & Flood Administration Plan:
ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETINGS:
Improvement of the Plan is overseen by an Advisory Committee made up of City employees, residents, and different stakeholders. All conferences are open to the general public and will probably be held in particular person on the City Corridor Council Chambers (16 Outdated City Highway, New Shoreham, RI). The tentative assembly schedule is posted beneath, however please check with the City’s web site calendar to make sure that the proposed assembly will happen as tentatively scheduled.
Conferences are scheduled from 9:00 – 10:30 am on the next dates:
Assembly #1 – Thursday September 12, 2024 – Meeting #1 Notes
Assembly #2 – Thursday October 10, 2024 – Meeting #2 Notes
Assembly #3 – Thursday November 7, 2024 – Meeting #3 Notes
Assembly #4 – Thursday December 5, 2024 – Meeting #4 Notes
Assembly #5 – Thursday January 9, 2025 – Meeting #5 Notes
Assembly #6 – Thursday January 30, 2025 – Meeting #6 Notes
Assembly #7 – Thursday February 13, 2025 – Meeting #7 Notes
PUBLIC INFORMATIONAL SESSION #1: October 10, 2024
A public informational session, hosted by the New Shoreham Coastal Resilience Committee, was held on October 10, 2024, to tell the general public in regards to the Plan, promote dialogue about making a safer, extra resilient group, and to acquire public enter on native pure hazard considerations and doable options for consideration and integration into the HM&FMP.
PUBLIC INFORMATIONAL SESSION #2: March 3, 2025
A public informational session, hosted by the New Shoreham City Council, will probably be held on March 3, 2025 at their frequently scheduled assembly (7pm on the City Corridor Council Chambers). There will probably be a brief presentation on the Undertaking, upcoming 3-week public evaluate interval, and HM&FMP Public Listening to.
PUBLIC REVIEW PERIOD: March 17-April 7, 2025
The Draft HM&FMP will probably be out there on the Undertaking webpage for viewing or printing from March 17 – April 7, 2025, and a tough copy will probably be out there for viewing on the City Clerk’s Workplace. Written feedback and enter on the Plan could be submitted to the Committee Co-Chairs till April 4, 2025 at 1 PM EST both through e mail ([email protected]) or dropped off on the City Corridor (16 Outdated City Highway, New Shoreham, RI) with the next notation on the envelope: HM&FMP feedback/enter c/o Shirlyne Gobern.
PUBLIC HEARING: April 7, 2025
On April 7, 2025 at 7:00 pm, the New Shoreham City Council will host a Public Listening to on the New Shoreham City Council Chambers (16 Outdated City Highway, New Shoreham, RI) throughout which there will probably be a chance for the general public to offer verbal enter and suggestions on the Draft Plan.
FEMA defines hazard mitigation as, “any sustained motion taken to scale back or remove long-term danger to life and property from pure hazards.” Good planning earlier than, throughout, and after disasters can defend our well being, our every day methods of life, and promote fairness in our group.
FEMA defines flood (floodplain) administration as “a community-based effort to stop or scale back the chance of flooding, leading to a extra resilient group.” As inland flooding, coastal flooding, and coastal erosion is an issue in New Shoreham, you will need to determine measures that can assist alleviate the impacts of flooding.
The City of New Shoreham understands {that a} well-developed Hazard Mitigation & Flood Administration Plan is a crucial planning software that may:
- determine targets to arrange and adapt to altering hazards and vulnerabilities
- have interaction group and regional stakeholders and hyperlink native and regional planning efforts
- educate group members to extend private security and resiliency
- enhance alternatives for mitigation funding
Whereas we are able to’t forestall pure hazard occasions, equivalent to hurricanes and nor’easters, pre-disaster planning and investments in preventative measures can scale back the influence of those occasions and enhance post-disaster restoration.
Need to Be taught Extra?
Following are some hyperlinks that can present further info associated to the HM&FMP Undertaking.
Questions relating to the Plan replace could be directed to Advisory Committee Co-Chairs: Shirlyne Gobern, Administrative Assistant to the City Supervisor ([email protected]) or Alison Ring, City Planner ([email protected]).
