Select Board backs Conservation Commission's $20,000 flood grant
Select Board unanimously backs Conservation Commission's $20,000 flood-risk grant application. John Schreiber reported the Municipal Vulnerability Program Action Grant will fund flood-risk assessment and adaptation planning along New Marlborough's river corridors in partnership with the Housatonic
Select Board · Meeting of March 9, 2026
NEW MARLBOROUGH — Select Board unanimously backs Conservation Commission's $20,000 flood-risk grant application. John Schreiber reported the Municipal Vulnerability Program Action Grant will fund flood-risk assessment and adaptation planning along New Marlborough's river corridors in partnership with the Housatonic Valley Association, with applications due March 20, 2026. The board unanimously authorized Chair Beth Dean to sign the Select Board letter of support and Town Administrator Mari Enoch to sign the grant application.
No town cost is incurred. The board also approved reserve fund requests totaling $649 for the Assessors and Planning Board.
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Source: the Select Board meeting of March 9, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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