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Ojai council presses for faster wildfire mitigation; asks staff to present options including Fire Safe Council proposal
Summary
The Ojai City Council on June 17 directed staff to prepare a concept-review item that lays out options for wildfire risk reduction, including pursuing partnerships and grant acquisition and evaluating a proposal from the Ojai Valley Fire Safe Council.
The Ojai City Council directed staff on June 17 to bring back a concept-review agenda item laying out options to speed wildfire-risk reduction in and around the city, including pursuing partner agreements, grant acquisition and educational outreach and evaluating a written proposal from the Ojai Valley Fire Safe Council.
Council members and public commenters repeatedly described wildfire mitigation as an urgent priority as Ventura County experienced multiple brush-fire responses this week. Randy Coggin, a board member of the Ojai Valley Fire Safe Council, told the council the group has submitted a proposal and said it is prepared to…
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