<div dir="ltr">You may find this of interest as well: <div><br></div><div><a href="https://connecticut-environmental-justice.circa.uconn.edu/">https://connecticut-environmental-justice.circa.uconn.edu/</a><div><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2023/07/19/connecticut-mapping-tool-environmental-justice-uconn-deep/">https://ctmirror.org/2023/07/19/connecticut-mapping-tool-environmental-justice-uconn-deep/</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div>Dwight Merriam, FAICP</div><div><a href="http://www.dwightmerriam.com">www.dwightmerriam.com</a></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Sep 28, 2023 at 1:15 PM Duperault, Joy (DCR) via MassPlanners <<a href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org">massplanners@masscptc.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg-6479070386349398757">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt">Greetings. I think these folks might be able to help:
<a href="https://www.mass.gov/orgs/environmental-justice-council?_gl=1*w0y9cf*_ga*MTc3OTE1ODY2Ny4xNjkxNjk0MTYw*_ga_MCLPEGW7WM*MTY5NTkyMDk5NS4yMy4wLjE2OTU5MjA5OTUuMC4wLjA." target="_blank">
https://www.mass.gov/orgs/environmental-justice-council?_gl=1*w0y9cf*_ga*MTc3OTE1ODY2Ny4xNjkxNjk0MTYw*_ga_MCLPEGW7WM*MTY5NTkyMDk5NS4yMy4wLjE2OTU5MjA5OTUuMC4wLjA.</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt">Also the MA MVP program is involved with some of this, too. Check out their EJ &Equity toolkit:
<a href="https://www.mass.gov/doc/mvp-environmental-justice-equity-toolkit/download?_ga=2.249543303.1614565916.1695899091-1779158667.1691694160&_gl=1*1t6qhkh*_ga*MTc3OTE1ODY2Ny4xNjkxNjk0MTYw*_ga_MCLPEGW7WM*MTY5NTkyMDk5NS4yMy4xLjE2OTU5MjExNDcuMC4wLjA." target="_blank">
https://www.mass.gov/doc/mvp-environmental-justice-equity-toolkit/download?_ga=2.249543303.1614565916.1695899091-1779158667.1691694160&_gl=1*1t6qhkh*_ga*MTc3OTE1ODY2Ny4xNjkxNjk0MTYw*_ga_MCLPEGW7WM*MTY5NTkyMDk5NS4yMy4xLjE2OTU5MjExNDcuMC4wLjA.</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(0,112,192)">Joy Duperault, CFM<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(0,112,192)">State NFIP Coordinator/Director, Flood Hazard Management Program<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(0,112,192)">MA Dept. of Conservation & Recreation<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(0,112,192)">857-286-0326 or
<b><a href="http://joy.duperault@mass.gov" target="_blank">joy.duperault@mass.gov</a><u></u><u></u></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(0,112,192)"><a href="https://www.mass.gov/guides/floodplain-management" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">https://www.mass.gov/guides/floodplain-management</span></a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Katrina O'leary via MassPlanners<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, September 28, 2023 11:54 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Listserv (<a href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org" target="_blank">massplanners@masscptc.org</a>) <<a href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org" target="_blank">massplanners@masscptc.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Massplanners] Racial Equity Impact Assessment tool<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Does any community use a “Racial Equity Impact Assessment” tool for development decision making? I’ve never seen an example of what this would look like. Please send any examples of tools that your community uses to be mindful of DEI
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(36,64,97)">Katrina O'Leary, AICP
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