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 State officials say they’re launching a groundbreaking program in
which they will assist communities perched on the Massachusetts coast
in coping with global warming hazards like rising sea level and
stronger and more frequent storms.
The program, StormSmart Coasts, was announced today by the Executive
Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, which billed it as a
"nation-leading initiative."
The program will begin with four workshops this month, in Norwell,
New Bedford, Barnstable, and Danvers, that will offer information on
how communities can protect property and people from coastal storms.
The state says the program, which will include an extensive website, will offer communities along the state’s 1,500-mile shoreline “a suite of tools and strategies.”
The intended audience includes officials on Planning Boards,
Conservation Commissions, Zoning Boards of Appeals, Departments of
Public Works, and others in town government. Source
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