Brattleboro Floodplains Project

The Brattleboro Floodplains Project will support residents who live in Brattleboro’s floodplains
to get answers and accountability at every level of government,
and to come together in solidarity and mutual aid.

Do You Live In The Floodplains?
If you do, please tell us more in the survey below so you can help direct this project.
Can’t find yourself on this map? Enter your address here (FEMA.gov).

Legend:

– Flooding Zones

– River Corridor (damage from flooding)

– High-Population Areas (click to enlarge)

Funding for the
Floodplains Empowerment Project
was provided by the
New England
Grassroots Environment Fund.
www.grassrootsfund.org

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Floodplains Resident Survey

This is an initial group of questions to get the conversation started. If you'd rather have an actual conversation about it, call (802) 490-9363.
None of these is required – say only what you want to.

Name:
Email:
Phone:

Address (exact address or just your street, block, or nearest intersection).

Past Experiences

1) Have you, your neighbors, or family/friends in Brattleboro experienced any flooding?
YesNo

If so, when did it happen and what was the cause?

How “bad” was it?

2) Did you/they get any help from government agencies? How did that work out?

Brattleboro

Windham County

Vermont

Federal

When It Happens

3) What do you think are the important issues when an emergency situation happens? If you have to move suddenly or spend all your time dealing with the crisis, what will that do to your regular life and time schedule? What will you need or need to know?

4) What do you think neighbors can do for each other when an emergency happens?

5) What might all people who live in Brattleboro be ready to do for flood victims?

Before It Happens

6) Is this property covered by any flood insurance? YesNoDon't Know

7) Is there anything in your lease about flood damage? YesNoDon't Know

8) The town, state and feds are doing and planning projects to help prevent flooding or make it less damaging.

Do you want to hear about those – is that a priority for you? YesNoA Little

9) What are things that could help prepare or protect you personally ahead of time?

Organizing

Our group has been given some money to support meetings and forums that are organized and led by residents, where local, state and federal governments account for and commit to what they will do for you when a crisis event occurs, what evacuation and emergency housing plans are, what current projects are active to prevent heavy damage, and anything else residents want to know or get from them.
All meetings and forums, for now, will be in video calls that you can also phone into.

10) Are you or someone in your house interested in being part of those organizing meetings?
YesNoMaybe

11) Interested in attending the forums?
YesNoMaybe

12) Do you want us to keep you informed about the progress of this project?
YesNo

13) Do you know anyone in your neighborhood that might be interested in this?

Okay, THANK YOU for teaching us what's important to you. We're looking forward to being directed by you as we go forward. Is there anything else you would like to say to us about all this?

Brattleboro Floodplains Project