Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee

Fairhaven Hazard Mitigation Plan

Under the direction of the Department of Planning & Economic Development, the Town has hired a consulting team to assist the Town in developing a Local Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan encompassing the entire Town of Fairhaven. The development of a Local Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan is essential to the Town's efforts towards improving the overall emergency preparedness and identifying ways to mitigate the impacts of future natural hazards. Upon compleation the Hazard Mitigation Plan will be submitted to State and Federal plan reviewers for approval and then adopted by the Board of Selectmen. This planning process will take 18 months and is anticipated to conclude in May of 2018.

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