Residents of Pajaro in Monterey County should see curbside debris removal begin this week and are being advised not to haul flood debris to locations other than their immediate curb.
A coalition of federal lawmakers from California are pressing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to speed up extensive repair work on the Pajaro River levee system in Monterey County that has taken decades to begin despite multiple breaches of the levee, most recently on the night of March 10, when the entire community of Pajaro was evacuated because of flooding.
The lawmakers also urged more federal funding to be earmarked to complete the project and to use more collaborative"design-build" methods to speed up the comprehensive work. Young said lasting changes were needed in how the agency evaluated and prioritized flood control projects and that communities are more than just a cost-benefit analysis.
Meanwhile, Pajaro residents should see curbside debris removal begin this week and are being advised not to haul flood debris to locations other than their immediate curb.
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