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Public commenters urge continued, flexible disaster-mitigation funding for California counties
Summary
Several public commenters during a California State Assembly meeting urged lawmakers to support a resolution maintaining flexible disaster-mitigation grants for counties, citing wildfire, flooding and infrastructure risks and a need for ongoing funding.
Several public commenters during the California State Assembly meeting’s public comment period urged lawmakers to support a resolution maintaining flexible disaster-mitigation grants for California counties.
Commenters said continued, adaptable funding is needed to pay for seismic retrofits, wildfire resilience and other local projects that county governments and special districts cannot cover from a single funding source.
At the outset of the comments, Commenter 1, a resident, described local projects and the need for county-level funding to “reduce the impact of natural disasters,” and said counties are unable to afford gaps that would leave critical prevention work undone.
Commenter 4, a resident, said the problem is widespread across California counties and framed the resolution as part of a larger effort to prevent future wildfires and other disasters. “We need to take action now to reduce disaster risk,” Commenter 4 said, urging support for the measure.
A separate commenter identified as Commenter 3, a resident, said funding streams have been available but are limited, noting “4 млн доларів” (about $4 million) in a remark that the speaker presented as an example of available grant funding.
Speakers repeatedly called for funding that can be used flexibly across projects and for ongoing, not one-time, support. Commenters cited needs including seismic retrofits, urban infrastructure repairs and work by local irrigation or utility districts to avoid cascading failures after wildfire or flood events. Paradise Irrigation Districts and county governments were mentioned as examples of local entities facing needs.
No formal legislative action or vote was recorded in the transcript excerpts provided during these public comments. The speakers requested that the Assembly or its members back a resolution that would sustain or direct continued grant support for county-level disaster-prevention projects.
The public comment period closed without a stated next step in the transcript excerpts; the record does not show a formal motion, vote or a staff direction tied to the remarks.
