Maine Infrastructure Rebuilding and Resilience Commission | Meeting #10

The meeting focused on discussing progress made by the commission, including the introduction of legislation to implement their priorities and the allocation of funds for various programs aimed at improving resilience to weather-related events and climate change. Participants reviewed plans for a grant program to help homeowners make their homes more resilient, as well as proposals for improving emergency communications, establishing a disaster recovery fund, and creating a State Resilience Office. The conversation ended with presentations on flood risk data analysis and mapping, emphasizing the need for better data collection and communication, followed by plans for small group discussions to further explore these topics.