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Community Goals and Strategies
This survey was prepared with funds provided by the New York State Department of State under Title 3 of the Environmental Protection Fund.
The following goals were identified based on input from Broome County residents, community organizations, and local government representatives.
1.
Which of the following community goals is most important to you? Select your top choice.
Goal 1 — Emergency Management and Public Communication — Provide clear and reliable emergency information and improve coordination among agencies and organizations responding to emergencies.
Goal 2 — Public Health, Housing, and Basic Needs — Help residents maintain access to safe housing, health care, food, water, medicine, and other basic needs during and after emergencies.
Goal 3 — Community Programs and Social Resilience — Strengthen local organizations and neighborhood networks that help residents prepare for and recover from emergencies.
2.
Community Services: Please select the strategies that are most important to you.
Create a network of community organizations, faith groups, businesses, schools, and neighborhood leaders to help share information and coordinate assistance during emergencies.
Offer training for residents and volunteers on emergency preparedness, basic first aid, safe welfare checks, and how to report damage or connect people with help.
Provide small grants for neighborhood projects such as emergency supplies, communications equipment, food pantry improvements, rain gardens, tool libraries, shade, and community outreach.
Create community locations where residents can access cooling or warming, charging, communications, food, water, and other emergency resources.
Improve coordination among food pantries, pharmacies, health care providers, and other organizations so food, medicine, and other essentials remain available during emergencies.
Expand access to cooling centers, shade, clean indoor air, and transportation during extreme heat and poor air quality.
Create a system to help older adults, people with disabilities, and people without reliable transportation evacuate or reach essential services.
Set clear rules for when buses and other vehicles can safely operate during severe weather.
Improve how road closures, detours, and reopening information are communicated to the public.
Expand transportation and delivery options for people in rural areas during emergencies.
Help make housing safer and more prepared for hazards, while helping residents avoid long-term displacement after disasters.
3.
Communication Strategies: Please select the strategies that are most important to you.
Create an easy way for residents to report flooding, drainage problems, outages, heat concerns, and other hazards, and track how those reports are addressed.
Create a shared system for tracking road closures, shelters, outages, emergency needs, and conditions during an emergency.
Improve shelter planning for people with medical needs, disabilities, and other special needs.
Provide clear emergency alerts through multiple methods, including phone alerts, websites, social media, radio, and other accessible formats.
Improve systems for notifying County staff during emergencies and keeping contact information up to date.
Provide public education on emergency alerts, evacuation, household preparedness, power outages, flooding, and severe weather.
Identify alternate emergency routes for hospitals, shelters, pharmacies, and other essential locations.
Clarify which agencies and organizations are responsible for decisions, services, and resource requests during emergencies.
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Other Community Strategies/Actions: