NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – On Tuesday Lake County's new representative in the State Senate, Mike McGuire, and fellow legislators asked Gov. Jerry Brown to issue a disaster declaration for Lake, Marin and Sonoma counties due to the severe flooding in those areas.
“The flash flooding and storm damage experienced by communities in Sonoma, Lake and Marin is the worst we’ve seen in decades,” said Sen. McGuire. “We’re asking the governor to issues a disaster declaration so that residents and business owners can get the help they need as soon as possible”
McGuire’s request was joined by Lake County's new representative in the Assembly, Bill Dodd, Sen. Lois Wolk and Assembly members Jim Wood and Marc Levine, all of whom represent the impacted areas.
In their letter to the governor, the legislators highlighted the extreme weather conditions that impacted the region, including strong winds and record rainfall.
Last week’s large storm event caused tens of millions of dollars in damage to homes and businesses throughout California.
Current damage estimates are more than $20 million just between the three counties, and the total figure is anticipated to grow substantially as assessments of damaged public and private property advance in the weeks to come.
“The response from the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services has been excellent during this storm event,” said McGuire, “and now we are asking for help in getting our communities the resources and services they need to rebuild and thrive.”
McGuire’s Second Senate District runs the span of the entire North Coast and includes all of Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino, Trinity, Lake and Marin counties, and the majority of Sonoma County communities.
North Coast legislators ask governor to declare disaster for flood areas
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