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Monterey County reports $20M-plus Pajaro recovery progress, pledges final closeout by Dec. 2025
Summary
County staff told the Board of Supervisors the AB 102 recovery program for Pajaro has moved the majority of funds into community assistance, small-business grants, infrastructure repairs and emergency-response upgrades, and that staff expect to finish obligating funds and close the grant by the end of the performance period in December 2025.
Monterey County staff presented an update Oct. 21 on the county’s implementation of Assembly Bill 102 (AB 102) recovery projects for the Pajaro community, reporting broad progress across household assistance, small-business recovery, community grants and infrastructure repairs.
Kelsey Scanlon, senior staff with the county’s Department of Emergency Management (DEM), and project lead Laura (last name not specified) summarized obligations and expenditures across the program. County materials showed roughly $20 million was allocated under AB 102 to Pajaro recovery projects covering direct household assistance, small-business aid, a community grants program, road and pedestrian safety improvements, library and park repairs, and flood-response equipment and training.
On individual and household assistance, county staff said Catholic Charities and Community Bridges have distributed the bulk of the funding in phases: evacuation support, direct flood-loss repairs and…
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