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Work on the West Village flood-control project’s second phase could be complete by July 22, according to Project Manager Pete Newel.
The $1.5 million project includes a gravity-pressurized drainage system designed to funnel hillside runoff away from West Village through large pipes under Main Street and Highway 1 into Santa Rosa Creek. The project is to prevent or control major flooding.
Project crews are to continue working on Sheffield Drive through the week of June 15, Newel said. The street will be closed during the day so workers can finish installing about 600 feet of large drainage pipe, then repaving the road.
By June 23, Newel expects workers from Vince Lopez & Sons of Santa Maria to shift to Sunbury Avenue, which is expcted to be closed during work hours for approximately three weeks.
On June 23, county supervisors are to consider allocating more money from a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) fund set aside for controlling West Village floods. Earlier construction on the project went over budget, in part because workers had to avoid utility lines that weren’t noted on the original plans.
The county wants to buy property for and is about to start designing the flood-control project’s third phase, a large underground pump system that would pull runoff from a low spot on Main Street near the Shell station and Main Street Grill.
County officials are to discuss that project phase Wednesday, June 17, at the North Coast Advisory Council meeting that starts at 6:30 p. m. at Rabobank, 1070 Main St.
The county doesn’t yet have enough money of its own or from FEMA to build the project, according to 2nd District Supervisor Bruce Gibson.
—Kathe Tanner
Rummage sale helps HART help animals
A rummage sale from 8 a. m. to 5 p. m. Saturday and Sunday, June 13 and 14, supports the Homeless Animal Rescue Team animal shelter at 1500 Main St., Cambria.
Proceeds from the sale at the shelter help pay medical bills for all the rescued animals.
For more information, call 927-7377 or go to www.slohart.org.
— Staff
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