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Rebuttal to SacBee editorial: Sacramento mayor has taken lead in addressing flood control

Posted by: Maven on December 25, 2009 at 8:55 am

From the Sacramento Bee, this commentary by Jeffrey M. Pemstein, division manager of Towne Development of Sacramento.:

“The Bee’s editorial “Mayor’s first year a work in progress” (Editorials, Dec. 20), said Mayor Kevin Johnson “has shown meager direct interest in the Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency, creating a leadership vacuum at SAFCA at a time when rapid levee improvements are essential for this city’s public safety and economy.”

I disagree. Serving as the mayor’s adviser on flood control for the past year, my experience in flood issues includes 15 years working on levee issues in the Natomas basin, assisting with the levee improvements in the Plumas Lake portion of Yuba County, and my ongoing participation with the Floodplain Managers Association, the California Department of Water Resources Flood Safe Program and the California Building Industry Association-Flood Control Task Force. … “

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December 25, 2009 · Filed Under Flood Control/Stormwater

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