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Planning for Sea Level Rise and Storm Surge in Worcester County, Maryland

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In 2001, the Worcester County Planning Commission voted to update the county's Comprehensive Development Plan. The county assessed the threat of sea level rise as well as storm surge and incorporated these findings into the revised comprehensive plan.

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Somerset County received a grant through Maryland’s Coast-Smart Communities Initiative grant program to assess the county’s vulnerability to climate change and develop a plan of action to prepare for those impacts.

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Conservation / Restoration

Development (socioeconomic)

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Land Use Planning

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Planning for Sea Level Rise and Storm Surge in Worcester County, Maryland

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