Broome County will develop a Countywide Resiliency Plan. The Plan will assess the risks and vulnerabilities of critical infrastructure and other key assets to climate hazards such as more frequent and intense extreme weather events, flooding, drought, extreme temperatures, and snow storms. The Plan will be used to inform other planning initiatives and identify projects and actions for inclusion in future Capital Improvement Plans.
The County’s Resiliency Plan will also aim to prepare for changing hydrology. The plan will take a holistic approach to address the need for upgraded infrastructure with attention to an expanded floodplain, failing levees and climate change. The plan will also consider economic co-benefits to infrastructure improvements and look to incorporate recreational and alternative transportation to encourage community among residents.
