Climate Resilience Committee

 
 
THIS MEETING WILL BE BY REMOTE PARTICIPATION ONLY
 
OUR NEXT MEETING IS 5/16/24 @ 5PM
 
INTERESTED PARTIES ARE WELCOME TO PARTICIPATE 
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Phone: ‪(US) +1 443-606-2622 PIN: ‪537 081 399#
About:

The creation of the Climate Resilience Committee (CRC) is a result of recommendations from the town's 2019 Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) report and the 2021 East Beach MVP. In fall 2022, the Select Board voted to form this committee with representatives from town boards and committees, as well as representatives from the three active environmental non-profits in Westport: the Westport Land Conservation TrustBuzzards Bay Coalition, and the Westport River Watershed Alliance.
 

The CRC is currently working on a climate resilience report, outlining the climate change risks to the Town of Westport and potential strategies to mitigate these risks. Each topic area in the report, agriculture, health, water, infrastructure and safety, engagement and fundraising, and historical structures, is delegated to a respective subcommittee. The CRC meets bi-monthly to discuss progress on the report, in addition to other pressing environmental issues in Westport on an as-needed basis. 

Related to the CRC's climate resilience report is the town's ongoing MVP 2.0 grant implementation. The town was awarded this grant to revisit the community resilience priorities of the original 2019 MVP report. This project is focused on community engagement, advocacy, and equity and will translate these priorities at the end of the grant period into a community seed project. Check out the project portal page for more information on how to get involved!

Staff Contacts

Committee Members

John Bullard
Shana Shufelt
David Brown
Constance Gee
Sean Leach
Jake McGuigan
Ross Moran
Raymond Raposa
Mark Rasmussen
David Sprogis
Michael Sullivan
Brian Valcourt
Tony Vivenzio
James Whitin
Robert Daylor
Donna Amaral
Michael Yogman
David Cole
Phil Weinberg
Jeff Cantin
Kevin Curt

Chair
Vice Chair
Neighborhood
ZBA
Beach Committee
Conservation Commission
Land Trust Conservation
Agricultural Council
Buzzards Bay Coalition
Neighborhood
Watershed Alliance
Member At Large
Neighborhood
Planning Board
Planning Board
Board of Health
Member At Large
Member At Large
Board of Health
Member At Large
Member At Large

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