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Ojai council backs fast review of wildfire-prevention proposal, asks staff for options
Summary
After repeated public pleas and presentations from Ojai Valley Fire Safe Council supporters, the council agreed to add a concept-review item to an upcoming agenda to consider wildfire-prevention partnerships, including grant acquisition, land clearing and outreach.
Public comment and a multi-member presentation at the June 17 Ojai City Council meeting pushed wildfire risk and prevention to the top of the council—set priorities.
Randy Coggin, identified himself as a board member of the Ojai Valley Fire Safe Council, urged the council to make wildfire safety and risk mitigation its No. 1 priority and said the Fire Safe Council had submitted a proposal to perform mitigation work. "The Fire Safe Council is prepared and, most importantly, capable of professionally and expertly performing that work," Coggin said.
Council members expressed…
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