Monterey County asks for state, federal help for key projects
With federal and state elected officials listening in, representatives from 10 Monterey County departments lobbied for assistance – financially and legislatively – for what they consider the top priorities for 2023. Homeless funding, reservoir improvements, clean drinking water, refurbishing all or parts of the historic jail in Salinas, a new health clinic in Marina, immigration reform and a reauthorization of the Farm Bill, a veterans home, and ensuring ongoing flood relief assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Administration, or FEMA, were all selected as the most important projects that will need federal or state assistance, or both. Last week’s annual workshop was an opportunity for department heads to outline these needs for elected officials that included U.S. Congressman Jimmy Panetta, U.S. Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren, state Sen. John Laird, state Assemblyman Robert Rivas and state Assemblywoman Dawn Addis.
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