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Mayor Lasagne says Paradise recovery continues; town cites housing and utility progress in year-end address
Summary
In a year-end address Mayor Ronald Lasagne highlighted housing recovery, utility undergrounding, emergency sirens, grant awards for tree removal and home hardening, and improvements in dispatch and animal shelter services. He also presented a proclamation recognizing departing council member Rose Tryon.
Mayor Ronald Lasagne delivered a year-end review at the Dec. 10 Paradise Town Council meeting, summarizing recovery milestones on housing, utilities, emergency preparedness and municipal services.
Lasagne said the town has made steady housing progress: the mayor reported 3,417 single-family applications with 2,579 certificates of occupancy issued, and 820 multifamily applications with 571 multifamily certificates of occupancy granted. He said the town’s population is currently about 11,000 and estimated the town is roughly 40% of its pre-fire population, noting final population counts were still pending.
Lasagne highlighted utility undergrounding as a major resilience measure, reporting…
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