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Santa Cruz County supervisors ratify local emergency for Dec. 24 coastal storm

2066103 · January 4, 2025
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The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Dec. 27 unanimously ratified a county proclamation of a local emergency for the Dec. 24 coastal storm, enabling requests for state and federal assistance including SBA support.

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Dec. 27 unanimously adopted a resolution ratifying the County Administrative Officer’s Dec. 24 proclamation of a local emergency for the coastal storm that struck Dec. 23–24, enabling the county to seek state and federal assistance.

The action, taken at a special meeting, passed on a 3-0 roll call vote with Supervisors Friend, McPherson and Hernandez voting “aye”; Supervisors Koenig and Cummings were absent. The resolution directs staff to request state and federal support and to pursue Small Business Administration (SBA) assistance for businesses affected on the wharf and inside the harbor.

County Director of Emergency Services Dave…

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