Editor,Â
Mayor Amourence Lee is off to a good start. Her initiative in instituting mechanisms to provide relief to those affected by the massive rains and damage caused by those atmospheric rivers that have visited us recently is spot on.Â
Editor,Â
Mayor Amourence Lee is off to a good start. Her initiative in instituting mechanisms to provide relief to those affected by the massive rains and damage caused by those atmospheric rivers that have visited us recently is spot on.Â
FEMA and the insurers are always a bit slow off the mark and, in many cases, take years to provide compensation to those in need. We now have a GoFundMe account for those who can spare some cash to help out as well. I drove by the afflicted areas on my own and saw the huge trees lying in the creek by Arroyo Court and what apparently were clogged drains at Carlysle Lane and 16th Avenue.Â
Upon later checking, I saw that there actually no drains at all in that spot. The one up the street, at Grant, had water just below the grate and was not able to drain more under Highway 101 and to the Bay. Hopefully they are now clear and able to perform their designated function. Of course, I got my civil engineer’s license in a crackerjack box so you may want to recheck all that. Still, thank you Mayor Lee. Hopefully this will be a good start in mending the hurt feelings and discord we’ve all experienced recently.
Mike Caggiano
San Mateo
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(4) comments
As a crackerjack layman, it's better to do something than nothing.
Well done Mike.
Thanks good buddy, So you're keeping well? Out of the rain? ha
Thanks Mike. The city of San Mateo has always had a stellar public works department led way back by Larry Patterson, prior to retirement. Larry left behind a great crew of men and women plus admin staff to guide any and all Mayors through such adversity.
Well done on all fronts.
A large percentage of donations have come from big developers - what strings do they have attached to this money? How will the money be distributed? I worry for the many people who gave in good faith that their contribution will directly benefit victims, but there is no insight as to how that will happen.. Donor beware…
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