East Haven, CT To Celebrate Project Impact Partnership
Release Date: November 28, 2000
Release Number: R1-00-61
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Boston, MA -- The Town of East Haven will host a Project Impact Signing Ceremony as a formal commitment to making their communities disaster- resistant. The Town of East Haven is geographically vulnerable to a variety of hazards such as hurricanes, coastal and inland flooding, nor'easters, ice storms, and coastal erosion that have caused threats to life, property damages, and the disruption of human services. The Town has adopted pro-active mitigation measures prior to a natural hazard event as a critical emergency management-planning tool.
Every year disasters cause the disruption of lives, millions of dollars in property damages and economic losses to businesses. Project Impact, unveiled in 1997, is a national initiative that encourages communities, individuals and businesses to become disaster-resistant by initiating common sense measures to reduce or prevent repetitive losses. To date there are more than 200 communities and over 1200 businesses that have become Project Impact partners.
WHO:Mayor Joseph Maturo, Jr., a representative from Governor John Rowland's office, FEMA Associate Director for Mitigation, Michael J. Armstrong and Setti D. Warren, FEMA Regional Director will join the Town of East Haven, the Connecticut Office of Emergency Management Agency, the East Haven Rotary, the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection, members of the Congressional delegation, East Haven Chamber of Commerce, local officials, community leaders such as the Farm River Association and public/private business partners at the ceremony.WHEN:
Friday, December 1, 2000WHERE:
9:30 a.m.
Laurel Woods
451 North High Street
East Haven, Connecticut
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