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March SoCo Correspondent
As recovery efforts are underway after the 2019 Winter Storms & Flooding, Sonoma County continues to provide resources for community members impacted by this event.The Local Assistance Center (LAC) closed Saturday, March 9, 2019. However, residents can find services available by accessing our virtual LAC.Please share the Correspondent with your family and friends, and if you have any ideas of how we can improve the newsletter or other outreach efforts please send us your thoughts to publicaffairs@sonoma-county.org. Read full story
Staff Reports for FY2019-20 Consolidated Homeless Services Funding Now Available
Staff Reports for FY2019-20 Consolidated Homeless Services Funding are now available for review. These are only recommendations and will be considered by the Home Sonoma County Leadership Council on March 22, 2019. Read full story
Board of Supervisors Appoint New IOLERO Director
Former local defense attorney Karlene Navarro was officially appointed Tuesday as Sonoma County’s law enforcement auditor. Read full story
PeopleSoft and EFS Reporting Services are now available
The EnterpriseFinancial System Support Organization has successfully completed the AnnualCatch-up Event ahead of schedule. We are happy to announce EFS PeopleSoft andEFS Reporting Services are now available for use. Read full story
Tech Scams — Seniors Beware
The Federal Trade Commission reports that it received nearly 143,000 reports about Tech Scams last year. The statistics show that people over 60 are more than five times likely than younger people to lose money on this type of scam even though they are less likely to lose money on other types of scams. Read full story
Social Security Calls
The Federal Trade Commission reports a spike in the number of people receiving fake calls from the Social Security Administration. Since January 2018, the FTC reports they have received 63,000 reports and losses of $16.6 million Read full story
Local Assistance Center to Close in Guerneville
The Local Assistance Center (LAC) in Guerneville,established to help residents impacted by the winter storms and floods in theRussian River area last week, will close on Saturday March 9, 2019. Read full story
CurbsideDebris Collection to Begin March 11, 2019
The County of Sonoma is coordinating curbside debris collection to begin March 11 to assist Russian River communities with the significant amount of waste created by the flood disaster. Read full story
Board of Supervisors OWTS Manual Meeting Moved to May 21, 2019
Due to the County's flood recovery efforts, the Board of Supervisor item for consideration of the proposed Onsite Waste Treatment Systems (OWTS) Manual has been postponed to May 21, 2019. We apologize for the inconvenience. Background: In order to meet State mandated regulations, the County of Sonoma is updating our OWTS Manual. This Manual outlines County regulations and standards for septic systems.More Information about the Update of the OWTS Manual Read full story
County Completes Initial Damage Assessments, Requests Assistance from Property Owners in Continuing Assessments
Local assessments pave the way for State and Federal organizations to determine community impacts Read full story