Orange County Board Approves About $12.5 Million in Grants and Ratifies Norte Fire Emergency
The Orange County Board of Supervisors, in Orange County, California, acted on a series of items on October 27, according to a statement from Supervisor Katrina Foley's office, ratifying the Norte Fire local emergency proclamation and approving roughly $12.5 million in grant awards and applications.
The Board approved a habitat restoration grant agreement for Laguna Coast Wilderness Park: a $1.9 million grant from the California Wildlife Conservation Board plus $50,000 in county in-kind support, with the Laguna Canyon Foundation leading five years of restoration and 20 years of management across 71 acres.
Other approved funding included about $7 million in Proposition 36 behavioral-health grants, about $4 million in TEAM funding to electrify the landfill fleet, a Sheriff's Emergency Management Performance Grant, and a $1 million grant application targeting the South American palm weevil.
The Board also saw the Orange County Transportation Authority create a Coastal Rail Ad Hoc Committee, and received an updated Measure M2 forecast of $13.5 billion over 30 years. The Norte Fire emergency will be reviewed again on December 15, and every 60 days thereafter.
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
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