Read the Draft Climate Adaptation Plan
A draft of the Climate Adaptation Plan has been submitted to the Village Board. Community members are encouraged to check it out. If you'd like to submit any comments, please email the Village Clerk, Martina McClinton at mmcclinton@villageofrhinebeckny.gov by January 7, 2025.
The plan focuses on recommended strategies that could address the three main climate impacts on Rhinebeck Village: heat and drought, sea level rise on the Hudson River, and extreme weather and localized flooding. As background, the Village started vulnerability planning in 2020. After a hiatus because of the pandemic, the Village joined the Climate Action Planning Institute's cohort for Climate Adaptation Planning (CAPI Adapt for short), along with about a dozen other municipalities working on the same topic. Trustee Bertozzi, along with volunteers, hosted a focus group with older adults, posted a survey (results can be found at the link above), and drafted this plan.