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RCRC briefs Butte County supervisors on broadband, forest-fuel work, housing and affiliate programs
Summary
RCRC told supervisors about its advocacy and affiliate programs, including broadband (GSCA), forest-materials work (GSNR), homebuyer assistance (GSFA/NHBF), and materials-management (ESJPA).
Maryanne Warmerdam, senior vice president for government affairs at the Rural County Representatives of California (RCRC), briefed the Butte County Board of Supervisors on RCRC—s policy priorities and affiliate programs Oct. 14.
Warmerdam outlined RCRC—s government-affairs structure, noted active lobbying on state and federal issues and described several affiliate entities: Golden State Finance Authority and the National Homebuyers Fund (down-payment and homebuyer assistance programs used in Butte County), Golden State Connect Authority (GSCA) which is deploying broadband/fiber projects in rural counties, Golden State Natural Resources (GSNR) pursuing marketable uses for low-value forest material and stewardship agreements with the U.S. Forest Service, ESJPA (materials-management and organics/landfill methane focus) and the Rural Advancement Institute (research and policy tours).
Warmerdam said GSCA has assembled roughly $185 million in resources for broadband deployment and expects first fiber to be placed within months; GSNR has pivoted toward chip production and is seeking long-term Forest Service agreements to make private investment feasible; ESJPA continues to work on organics and SB 54 implementation; and RAI is producing research on rural housing impediments and EMS capacity.
The presentation included Q&A with supervisors on agriculture, resource-management and rural health concerns. No board action was required.
