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Public Works seeks federal reimbursements for storm repairs; warns roads funding gap will keep pavement index flat
Summary
Public Works told supervisors that $65 million in storm‑damage projects remain to be reimbursed by FEMA and Cal OES, and that maintaining the county’s pavement condition index will require sustained funding of roughly $15–25 million annually.
Public Works told the Board of Supervisors on April 14 that the county is managing a large volume of capital work while waiting for federal disaster reimbursements and facing ongoing maintenance cost pressures.
Director Chris Sneddon and CFO Julie Hagen said the department is carrying about $65 million in outstanding storm recovery work that was performed in 2023–24 and is awaiting reimbursement from FEMA and Cal OES; if reimbursements are delayed the department warned it will need to delay other capital projects. The department expects to complete roughly $62 million of projects this fiscal year, leveraged by more than $25 million…
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