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Massachusetts Weighs Coastal Home Buyouts
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Massachusetts is studying a voluntary buyout pilot for flood-prone coastal homes as sea-level rise and erosion make relocation more urgent
- Massachusetts is exploring a voluntary pilot to buy out flood-prone coastal homes
- Officials say rising sea levels and coastal erosion are increasing flood risk
- Hull is a key example, with about 66% of the town in the floodplain
- Local officials cite repeated flooding and severe damage from a January 2024 storm
- State officials say past buyouts were handled case by case
- A state study is underway, with a launch hoped for in the next couple of years
- Gov. Maura Healey says the state is focused on coastal adaptation and infrastructure
Quick Facts
- What: Studying a voluntary pilot home buyout program
- Where: Flood-prone coastal towns including Hull Massachusetts
- Why: Rising seas erosion and flooding are worsening risk
- Who: Massachusetts officials and coastal community leaders
- When: Study underway, possible launch within two years
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Massachusetts officials plan a potential voluntary pilot home buyout program for flood-prone coastal areas, with Hull as a key example, amid rising sea-level and erosion risks.
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Massachusetts leaders are studying a voluntary coastal home buyout pilot for communities like Hull to reduce flood exposure as sea levels rise.
Massachusetts officials are evaluating a voluntary buyout pilot for flood-prone coastal homes after January 2024 flooding in Hull and ongoing erosion concerns.
Massachusetts officials are studying a voluntary pilot buyout program for flood-prone coastal homes, building on Hull flood impacts noted after a January 2024 inundation.