Here's where you can find out about:

• Massachusetts Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) Program
• Shelburne's MVP Plan
• Upcoming Events
• Current Projects
• MVP Core Values
• Resilience

The Town of Shelburne is expected to experience more precipitation, heat waves, and increasingly frequent and intense storms due to climate change. To prepare for these hazards, the Town was awarded grant funding in March 2023 from the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs to complete the Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) planning process. Through this process, the Town has convened a Core Team of residents and community representatives to guide the planning efforts.

The MVP grant program provides technical and financial support for cities and towns across the Commonwealth to plan for, and mitigate the impacts from, climate change and severe weather events. By completing this project, Shelburne will be eligible for MVP Action grants to implement climate adaptation projects such as culvert improvements, land use and open space planning, energy resilience improvements, and efforts that can improve the lives of our neighbors most vulnerable to the impacts of the climate crisis.

The Town hosted a Community Resilience Building workshop on 13 September 2023 as part of the MVP Planning Grant. The purposes of the workshop were to:

• Define climate hazards
• Identify community vulnerabilities and strengths
• Develop and prioritize adaptation actions

The Town hosted a Public Listening Session at 6 PM on 23 October 2023 during the regularly scheduled Selectboard meeting over Zoom to present the draft MVP plan and gather feedback from the community. Thank you to all who attended and offered feedback to help build a stronger Shelburne! For those who were unable to attend, you can view the presentation starting at the 26:20 minute mark here: http://fallscable.com/portfolio/shelburne-selectboard-oct-23-2023/

Submit your feedback on the draft MVP plan before midnight 1 December 2023 4 December (deadline extended!) at https://forms.office.com/r/nJYTSUGDZJ. We value you and want to hear your opinion.

• Review the draft MVP plan either by watching the recording of the Public Listening Session (see link above) or reading the draft plan posted on this page.
• Due to file sizes, the draft plan is posted here as the ShelburneMVP Summary of Findings-Main-Section. This includes all the identified infrastructural, societal, and environmental vulnerabilities and strengths, as well as the prioritized recommendations to improve Shelburne's resilience.
  • View the supporting documents from the Core Team meetings in Appendix A.
  • The Community Resilience Building workshop materials are split into the presentations, and the maps and notes.
  • The presentation and results of the public polls from the October Public Listening Session are in Appendix C.

Read the FAQs below to learn more about the MVP program, Shelburne's MVP Core Team, and how you can help. Please send any questions or comments to Shelburne's MVP Liaison at shelburnemassmvp@gmail.com