Emergency Management » Hazard Mitigation
The Bennington County Regional Commission assisted Towns in creating Hazard Mitigation Plans in 2004-2005. This plan is considered a Multi-Jurisdictional Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan and has been adopted by FEMA. The plan has a regional component, followed by several Town Annexes for those Towns that adopted the guidance. A Town is eligible for specific grant funding (i.e. Pre-Disaster Mitigation Competitive Program) when the Select Board has adopted a plan of this nature and is in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
The BCRC is currently in the process of conducting a comprehensive update to the Hazard Mitigation Plan and its municipal annexes.
Download the 2005 Hazard Mitigation Plan (2.86 MB)
The status of Hazard Mitigation Plans in the region is as follows:
TOWN TOWN ADOPTION FEMA ADOPTION NFIP
Arlington 4/18/05 8/26/05 Yes
Bennington 6/13/05 8/26/05 Yes
Dorset Not Approved 11/2/05 Yes
Landgrove Not Approved 11/2/05 Yes
Manchester 10/18/05 11/2/05 Yes
North Benn 7/12/05 8/26/05 No
Peru Not Approved 11/2/05 No
Pownal 7/7/05 8/26/05 Yes
Rupert 4/12/05 5/23/05 Yes
Sandgate 7/18/05 8/26/05 No
Shaftsbury 9/26/06 4/6/07 Yes