Sonoma County Supes Expected To Declare Storm Emergency At Tuesday Meeting

The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors were to vote on a proclamation of a local emergency caused by last week’s storm at a special meeting this afternoon.

The board also was to receive a briefing on the storm damage in the county at the 4 p.m. meeting in the board’s chambers.

Most of the storm damage was in Healdsburg where Foss Creek overflowed, damaging or closing an estimated two-dozen businesses downtown because of flooded roads.

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Healdsburg City Manager David Mickaelian said the city received 8.4 inches of rain on Dec. 11, and he declared a proclamation of local emergency in Healdsburg at 11 a.m. Thursday.

In a report to the City Council Monday night, Mickaelian said the volume of water exceeded the 100-year storm event.

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Utility crews and fire reserves filled 37 pallets with sandbags, and City Hall was closed because of flooding.

Two water detention basins worked as intended and reduced flooding in downtown Healdsburg, Mickaelian said.

The amount of the damage was initially estimated at $15 million but could be less, Mickaelian said.

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--Bay City News

--Image courtesy of Sonoma County Water Agency on Facebook of the Russian River last week at Jenner.