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Taft council asks staff to explore Cal Fire 'Firewise' designation and to include downtown code enforcement updates in future reports
Summary
Council members asked staff to investigate a Cal Fire ‘Firewise’ designation to address recent insurance cancellations and rate increases and asked the fire chief and planning staff to report back on options and code-enforcement activity affecting downtown blight.
Council members asked the Taft City Council on Tuesday to investigate whether local actions and a Cal Fire “Firewise” community designation could reduce recent homeowner and business insurance cancellations or premium spikes, and asked staff to provide a report to the council on options.
Councilman Crier (identified in the transcript) said he knew “one business and 21 residents” whose insurance had been canceled or sharply increased after the area’s wildland-urban interface designation. He…
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