Boylston Hazard Mitigation Plan

In November 2023, the Town of Boylston started the planning process to update its Hazard Mitigation Plan (HMP). An updated HMP will help the town identify strategies to reduce its vulnerability to hazards like flooding, winter storms, and drought. Climate change may shift the extent and severity of certain natural hazards, including those that already impact Boylston.

By participating in this survey, you will help the Town of Boylston understand the current and future natural hazards that residents are most concerned about. Survey responses will be accepted until April 22nd, 2024, and may be extended as needed.

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* 1. Check all that apply.

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* 2. Has your family or property, in Boylston, been impacted by any of the following natural hazards? Select all that apply:

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* 3. Where have you observed natural hazard impacts in Boylston, and what were those impacts?

Examples: flooding on specific roads, drought/effects on water supply, trees down on roads, beaver dams affecting property and septic systems due to flooding from dams.

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* 4. How much do you think the impacts of natural hazards and climate change will threaten your personal health, safety, or property?

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* 5. If you are concerned about impacts to you or your community from natural hazards and/or climate change, what impacts are you most concerned about?

Examples: basement flooding, wells drying out / contamination of wells, ability to grow food, roads rendered impassable by flooding, extended power outages or loss of internet connectivity

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* 6. How concerned are you about the impacts that natural hazards and climate change will have on the Town of Boylston (the local infrastructure, economy, environment, and/or town residents)?

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* 7. What community assets are you most concerned about when you consider the potential impact of natural hazards and climate change on the Town of Bolyston? Rank the responses below in order from most concerned (1) to least concerned (5).

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* 8. Which of the following aspects of natural hazards and climate change would you like to learn more about? Select all that you are interested in.

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* 9. What actions should the Town of Boylston take to cultivate local resilience to natural hazards?

Examples: increase local capacity to apply for hazard mitigation grant funding and implement hazard mitigation projects; improve storm water management; provide more education and outreach about how climate change could impact my life; encourage planting climate-resilient tree species; encourage cutting/trimming dead trees beside/hanging over roads; etc.

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* 10. If you would like to stay informed about other opportunities to participate in Boylston's Hazard Mitigation planning process, please enter your E-mail address below.

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