As a legislator, I receive updates from the Department of Public Safety. These updates detail weather events and emergency response actions across the state. I’ve posted them here as they come in. Some are pasted in and some are just posted as links.
Flooding
Letter to Ways & Means Chairs re Mystic River Master Plan
Senator Brownsberger was one of the co-signers of a letter to the Chairs of Senate and House Ways & Means re funding for implementation of a Mystic River Master Plan. March 3, 2014 The Honorable Stephen M. Brewer, Chairman Senate Committee on Ways and Means State House, Room 212 Boston, MA 02133 The …
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A-B-C Stormwater Flooding Board bill becomes law
S1857, An Act extending the Environmental Joint Powers Agreement that created the A-B-C Stormwater Flooding Board, originally filed in January by Senator Brownsberger asS343, was signed into law this morning by Governor Patrick. The new law authorizes a procedure to retroactively extend the environmental joint powers agreement, authorized in 2005, that created the Arlington-Belmont-Cambridge Stormwater Flooding Board. …
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Alewife and Mystic River Flooding — Background
Browse older posts on flooding issues Craddock Bridge Plans The 2010 flood Lessons learned Field observations Belmont Citizens Forum article (pdf) Tri-community working group Flooding documents archive
ABC Stormwater Flooding Board
The State Senate today approved legislation extending the existence of the Arlington Belmont Cambridge Stormwater Flooding Board. Action will now be required by the House on the legislation. The Board grew out of informal conversations convened over 10 years ago between the three communities to remedy shared flooding problems. The board funds an online flood …
Craddock Bridge Plans
The plans for the reconstruction of the Craddock Bridge assure considerable reductions in the flood risks posed by the Bridge.