NAPA COUNTY, CA — The Napa County Board of Supervisors took decisive action on Tuesday, approving a local emergency proclamation to facilitate recovery efforts following the damage caused by a series of severe winter storms earlier this month. The storms, which began on February 4, unleashed heavy rain, winds, and flooding, resulting in widespread destruction across the county.
According to county officials, the storms caused landslides, felled trees in public areas, and damaged critical infrastructure, including roads and bridges. In response, the Board of Supervisors allocated $9.4 million to fund necessary repairs, cleanup, and recovery efforts in several impacted regions of Napa County.
The emergency declaration will help secure both state and federal reimbursements for the county’s costs related to storm preparation, response, and recovery. Among the areas receiving attention are Redwood Road at mile marker 2.3, Rossi Road at Conn Creek, Ridgecrest Drive, and portions of Mt. Veeder Road. Crews will also focus on the cleanup and removal of smaller slides on Soda Canyon Road, Langtry Road, and Mt. Veeder Road, as well as the disposal of storm debris in affected areas.
The funding is essential to restoring vital infrastructure and ensuring that residents can safely travel through the county’s rural areas, where damaged roads and bridges have posed significant challenges. County officials emphasized the importance of the local emergency proclamation, which allows for the rapid mobilization of resources to begin repairing the damage and ensuring that the community recovers as quickly as possible.
The storm’s impacts have been widespread, but with this funding allocation and the state and federal reimbursements on the horizon, Napa County is poised to move forward with the much-needed repairs and recovery efforts.