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<p class="MsoNormal">Calling all planners…this may be of interest to your building inspectors and land use departments as well.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">In collaboration with EEA, DCR, and CZM, the Executive Office of Economic Development (EOED) is hosting a series of online engagement sessions to share ideas and gather feedback on future building code opportunities to reduce flood risk
and increase Massachusetts’s resilience to climate change. Building inspectors, floodplain administrators, municipal and regional planners, conservation agents, and other municipal staff are invited to join.
<a href="https://www.mass.gov/files/styles/embedded_half_width/public/documents/2022/12/13/climate-assessment-regions.png?itok=ZgHiBHDa">
Find your region</a> and sign up for a session below. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">Boston Harbor and the North & South Shores Engagement Session, May 2<sup>nd</sup> at 12 pm via Zoom:
<a href="https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUldOGvpzsrGdAb0Oj2HEWL1QL_S_Y3qw30">https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUldOGvpzsrGdAb0Oj2HEWL1QL_S_Y3qw30</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">Cape, Islands, and South Coast Engagement Session, May 7<sup>th</sup> at 12 pm via Zoom:
<a href="https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwvcuyprTgvHNWGRW3PXyqZQEubnuWAOm3h">https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwvcuyprTgvHNWGRW3PXyqZQEubnuWAOm3h</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">Western & Central Massachusetts Engagement Session, May 8<sup>th</sup> at 12 pm via Zoom:
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcpceitpzgrGNdF6Iwt2QLtN7ar4kN9uJbF__;!!CPANwP4y!VZOshxOMEaO8EtJvhCkhM0If7NPFoFgk8BOBT3JNGYEZtzLWz1JkjU1xJHfFJU6vj9ejpqKwVInksX1tqX_kDi0kO68enwJ1$">
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcpceitpzgrGNdF6Iwt2QLtN7ar4kN9uJbF</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">Greater Boston Inland Massachusetts Engagement Session, May 15<sup>th</sup> at 12 pm via Zoom:
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMscOyppzkqHtO9D8a1ky0ejAlOneG5LloI__;!!CPANwP4y!VZOshxOMEaO8EtJvhCkhM0If7NPFoFgk8BOBT3JNGYEZtzLWz1JkjU1xJHfFJU6vj9ejpqKwVInksX1tqX_kDi0kO_1vaUum$">
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMscOyppzkqHtO9D8a1ky0ejAlOneG5LloI</a> <o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Can’t make a session? Don’t worry!</b> Join another session or share your input using an online feedback form. Email
<a href="mailto:nicholas.bulens@mass.gov">nicholas.bulens@mass.gov</a> with your name and organization to request a link to the form.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We want to hear from you! <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Best,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Nadia Madden, CFM<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Floodplain Management Specialist<span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Flood Hazard Management Program<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">MA Dept. of Conservation & Recreation<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:nadia.madden@mass.gov">nadia.madden@mass.gov</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">phone: (857)287-1603<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.mass.gov/guides/floodplain-management">www.mass.gov/guides/floodplain-management</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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