Town of Paradise Weekly Recovery Update 08-21-2019

Events: 

Thursdays  6 – 8:00pm       

Paradise Community Dinner

Paradise Alliance Church

Location: 6491 Clark Rd

Wed. Aug. 28th 5:30-7:30pm

Paradise Recreation and Park District Grand Re-Opening

Location:  6626 Skyway

Fri. Aug. 30th 3-5pm

Valley Contractors Exchange Builders Forum

Location:  Butte College Skyway Center

2480 Notre Dame Blvd., Room 139 Chico.  RSVP (530) 343-1981

Tues. Sept. 3rd 6 pm

Paradise Community Information Meeting

Paradise Alliance Church

Location: 6491 Clark Rd

Tues. Sept. 10th 6-10:00pm       

Paradise Town Council Meeting

Paradise Townhall 

Location: 5555 Skyway

CURRENT STATISTICS:

10,016 Properties cleared of debris

5,393 Properties certified clean by County

172 Building permits issued

89 Applications in plan check

261 Applications received total  

2 Homes rebuilt (Certificate of Occupancy issued)

NEWS THIS WEEK:

  • The Town of Paradise hired a new Disaster Recovery Manager, Laura Page. We are so excited for her to take on this new position. 

  • The Butte Strong Fund announced on Monday morning that on Friday its grant committee awarded 17 grants totaling more than $800,000 for Camp Fire recovery efforts.

  • Butte County will open a satellite building permit center at the Paradise Library on Clark Rd. Days/Hours of operation will be M, T, Th from 9 am to 3:30 pm. This center will be for residents whose property is outside of Paradise Town Limits to get building permits and information without having to travel to the Oroville Office. They held a small Ribbon Cutting ceremony and Open House on Tuesday, August 20th.

  • Valley Contractors Exchange is holding a Builders and Building Officials Forum on Aug. 30th, 3-5 pm at the Butte College Skyway Center. Building Staff from the Town of Paradise will be on hand to answer questions.  RSVP for this free event at (530) 343-1981.

  • Paradise Community Dinners are held every Thursday at the Paradise Alliance Church, 6491 Clark Rd. Dinner is free and open to anyone. Come and share a meal with your community. 

  • Beginning August 15, 2019, those displaced by the 2017 Northern California wildfires and 2018 Camp Fire can apply for aid through an independently administered Wildfire Assistance Program funded by Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E).

    Applicants can find more information and apply for assistance athttps://www.norcalwildfireassistanceprogram.com/. The deadline to file for aid is November 15, 2019.

Make it Paradise Newsletter

This newsletter is designed to keep you informed of the ongoing recovery efforts as we rebuild Paradise.  Each week you will receive a newsletter with events, current numbers (building permits, etc.), current topics and a weekly Q&A.

Occasionally, we may send out an extra newsletter pertaining to an upcoming event or important information.