Hazard Mitigation & Resiliency Plan
Hazard Mitigation & Resiliency Plan
The Town of Leicester is in the process of updating it's 2018 Hazard Mitigation & Resiliency Plan (HMRP) and welcomes public review and comment. Please send comments to Jason Main at mainj@leicesterma.org.
HMRP Plan 2024 - Draft | HMRP Maps-Graphics | HMRP Presentation to Conservation Commission
The purpose of this plan is to identify actions and policies for the Town of Leicester to minimize the social and economic loss and hardships resulting from natural hazards. These hardships include the loss of life, destruction of property, damage to crucial infrastructure and critical facilities, loss/interruption of jobs, loss/damage to businesses, and loss/damage to significant historical structures.
Why is this important?
- Formal adoption and implementation of this document will allow Leicester to continue to participate in the NFIP Regulations pertaining to FEMA’s flood mitigation grants and local hazard mitigation plans are provided in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Title 44, Part 201.
- Adoption of this Hazard Mitigation Plan will also protect Leicester’s eligibility for federal grants available through FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Assistance Programs, including the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP), Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA), and Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM).
- FEMA’s Pre-Disaster Flood Mitigation Assistance Program makes grants available for communities to implement flood mitigation planning and activities such as acquisition, relocation, and retrofitting of structures. This program is only available for communities having a pre-existing approved hazard mitigation plan.
- FEMA’s Post-Disaster Hazard Mitigation Grant Program is only available for communities after a federally declared disaster. An approved mitigation plan expedites the application process for pre- and post-federal mitigation funding, as well as assist in ensuring a funded project is eligible and technically feasible.