With beautiful Springtime weather in Mendocino County, we can be grateful for the wonderful natural beauty and people in this place we call home.
One of my main issues has been creating safer communities together. In the past 6 years, I have worked closely with firewise communities, fire departments, the Sheriff, CalFire and County staff to make this a reality. We have opened emergency access routes, secured local funding to maintain some of these routes along with funding for fire departments and the Mendocino County Fire Safe Council, and enhanced communication between the different entities. There are other projects ongoing.
One project that promised to enhance community safety significantly was the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant. Last year, the County received $3.6 million from the BRIC grant through FEMA and matching funds from a Prepare CA Match grant. This funding was for the first phase of a multi-phase, $50 million project to create defensible space, reduce hazardous fuels, and retrofit homes with ignition-resistant materials to address wildfire hazards in the Brooktrails/Sherwood Corridor. This initiative was crucial for improving the County’s wildfire preparedness and resilience, especially given that this area is considered one of the highest priorities in the state.
Unfortunately, staff informed me that FEMA released a memo announcing the termination of the BRIC program. As part of this decision, it states that all BRIC applications from Fiscal Years 2020-2023, which would include ours, are being canceled. The memo referred to the program as “yet another example of a wasteful and ineffective FEMA initiative.” This federal action seems to be taken without consideration for the well-being of our community, and it certainly undermines our efforts to enhance safety.
We had the April 8 Board of Supervisors meeting in Willits at the County Museum. As the Museum transitions into a non-profit entity, the work of the Friends of the Mendocino County Museum becomes increasingly important. Please join, volunteer, and/or offer support if you can.
Issues discussed at the Board meeting included the budget and the cannabis cultivation size limits. Due to deadlines, I will have more information about these issues next update.
As always, you can communicate with me at [email protected] or 707-972-4214.
John Haschak
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