Arroyo Grande declares local emergency due to storm. Here’s what that means
Arroyo Grande has declared a local emergency as it continues to assess the impacts of a damaging winter storm.
Arroyo Grande City Manager Whitney McDonald issued the proclamation Wednesday night in response to the storm conditions that flooded much of San Luis Obispo County last week.
The proclamation said “conditions of disaster or extreme peril to the safety of persons and/or property have arisen within the city of Arroyo Grande” as a result of the winter storms, which dropped 7.05 inches of rain in parts of the city on between Jan. 8 and Jan. 10.
Those conditions “are, or are likely to be, beyond the control of the services, personnel, equipment and facilities of the city of Arroyo Grande,” according to the proclamation.
“Our local declaration will enable the city to use all available options, including expedited purchasing and procurement processes, to address the impacts of the storms in our community as quickly as possible,” McDonald said.
The declaration comes after Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a similar proclamation on Jan. 4, President Joe Biden declared an emergency Jan. 8 and the County of San Luis Obispo issued a proclamation of local emergency Jan. 9.
A number of other cities hit hard by the deadly storm also declared local emergencies in its wake, including Paso Robles on Jan. 10.
The state of emergency will be in effect for the next seven days, the proclamation said.
This story was originally published January 19, 2023 at 10:19 AM.
