The Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission (CCRPC) assisted Essex Junction, Jericho, and Underhill in developing flood resiliency language for their town plans.This work operates under the State’s 604 B water quality program and a resultant Department of Environmental Conservation grant in the amount of $3,636 to the Lamoille County Planning Commission. The CCRPC operated as the subcontractor for this project.
Effective July 2014, all municipal plans are required to have a flood resiliency element. This particular effort developed varying language for the three municipalities that tied existing flood resiliency efforts into the municipal plans and identified further efforts needed. Essex Junction and Jericho’s Plans are adopted, while Underhill’s is in draft form.
This work will also serve to inform the CCRPC’s work in 2015 to update the Town Multi-Jurisdictional All Hazards Mitigation Plan due by August 2016.