Protecting Important Resources
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Status: A- Not Yet Implemented
B- In Progress
C- Completed
K.1. Promote Sustainability
K.1. Promote Sustainability
Policy
Portland's sustainability efforts have received Bronze and Silver Certifications from Sustainable CT.
The Board of Education is adding solar panels to the Brownstone Intermediate School.
The Town is in the final stages of the approval process to add solar panels to reclaimed land at the Transfer Station on Sand Hill Road.
In May 2021 the BOE and Town entered into a 4 year agreement with Eversource to reduce energy use at Valley View, Brownstone Intermediate and Portland High School. Actions include upgrading lighting, reducing refrigeration costs, and reducing heating and energy usage.
1
Promote energy conservation / sustainability.
CETF
Town
2
Promote water conservation.
CC
WSC
3
Promote waste reduction / recycling.
Town
PW
4
Educate residents about sustainability concepts.
CC
BOS
Action Item
The Board of Education is adding solar panels to the Brownstone Intermediate School.
The Town is in the final stages of the approval process to add solar panels to reclaimed land at the Transfer Station on Sand Hill Road.
5
Investigate opportunities to install additional solar panels on Town facilities.
CETF
BOS
K.2. Promote Resiliency
K.2. Promote Resiliency
Policy
Portland has adopted a Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan. The 2021 Lower Connecticut River Valley Hazard Mitigation Plan begun in December 2019 a with a visit to town to review existing plans with municipal staff, regional public meetings with presentations, a web-based survey, and opportunities to comment on the draft plan into the winter of 2020 followed.
The plan was approved by the Connecticut Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (DEM HS) and FEMA and was adopted in the summer of 2021. The document can be accessed here: http://www.rivercog.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/RiverCOG _ 2021 _ HMP _Final_ FEMA-Approval-Letter-
9. l 0.21-mb.pdf. The chapter with specific infomiation and data for Portland begins on page 55.
1
Continue to review and improve hazard mitigation plans for recurring events, such as flooding.
Town
Staff
2
Continue to review and improve emergency preparedness plans.
Town
Staff
Action Item
3
Assess the vulnerability of infrastructure (e.g., utilities, transportation, structures) to natural events, prepare for recurring events, and respond to such events when they occur.
Town
PW | WSC
4
Consider ways to provide redundant power supplies for shelters and other commu-nity facilities.
Town
PW | FD