Message from the Brandon Planning Commission

Come Join Us for a Conversation on Updating Brandon's Flood Hazard Regulations

The Brandon Planning Commission is updating the town's flood regulations and you're invited to an informational meeting on June 3, 2019, at 6 p.m. at the Brandon Town Hall (upstairs). Come join your neighbors and the Planning Commission to discuss the new regulations, which are designed to protect Brandon from future, flood-related damages.

As we are all aware, flooding in Brandon has been costly. On July 1, 2017, for example, the town suffered $529,000 in flood-related damages. Because our flood regulations were up-to-date in 2017, what the town paid for in disaster relief was about half of what it would have paid with more outdated regulations.

The town's share of that one flood's damages was $39,675. Had we not kept our town regulations current, we would've paid much more: a total of $66,125. Keeping everything current saved Brandon $26,450 in disaster spending.

Now, two years later, it's time to update the town's flood regulation again. At this meeting on June 3, we'll talk about how Brandon can be helped by these updated flood hazard and river corridor regulations and what these new protections will mean for future development.

All residents are encouraged to join us since this is an opportunity to share thoughts and learn more about the new protections. If you have any questions, please contact me, Michael Shank, at michael.john.shank@gmail.com or 802.247.4844.

Thanks so much!

Michael Shank
Chair, Brandon Planning Commission
Town of Brandon