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Town of Paradise Weekly Recovery Update 2-12-2020

Meetings

Wed. Feb. 19th, 6:30-9:00 pm

PID Regular Meeting

PID Boardroom 

Location: 6332 Clark Rd

Fri. Feb. 28th 3:00-6:00 pm

Home Builders Resource Connection

Paradise Alliance Church Gym

Location: 6491 Clark Rd


Events

Wed. Feb. 12th, 5:30 – 7:30 pm

Business Outreach Forum 

Paradise Lutheran Church

Location: 780 Luther Drive, Paradise

Fri. Feb. 21st, 6:00-11:00 pm

Valley Contractors Exchange 23rd Annual Crab Feed

Chico Elks Lodge

Location: 1705 Manzanita Ave

Sat. Feb. 29th and Sun. Mar. 1st 10 am – 4 pm

Butte County Museum Weekend

Locations throughout Butte County

Various Locations

Fridays  12 – 1:30 pm           

“Fridays for Lunch” Free Lunch 

Paradise Lutheran Church

Location: 780 Luther Dr. Paradise, Ca

Thursdays  6 – 8:00 pm              

Paradise Community Dinner

Paradise Alliance Church

Location: 6491 Clark Rd 


Current Statistics

Water Updates

1,476 Water Advisories lifted 

There are less than 30 properties with standing homes left to test!  PID expects to complete testing to all standing homes by March 2020.


Building Updates

801  Building Permit Applications Received  

576 Building Permits issued

45 Homes Rebuilt (certificate of occupancy issued)

Weekly Spotlight

Paradise is Open for Business!  

The Business Outreach Forum is TONIGHT, Wednesday, February 12th from 5:30-7:30 pm at Paradise Lutheran Church located at 780 Luther Drive! Hosted by the Paradise Ridge Chamber of Commerce with partner agencies. All local businesses are invited to attend the “Together We Rise” Ridge Business Forum. Share struggles and ideas with the Paradise Ridge Chamber of Commerce and partner agencies including 3CORE, Butte College Economic and Workforce Development, Small Business Development Center and Alliance for Workforce Development. This will be a session to air concerns, identify needs and encourage collaboration. Time will be allotted for networking. 


News This Week

  • The first annual Butte County Museum Weekend is set for Feb. 29th & Mar. 1st. The event was created to promote and celebrate history, art, and culture through Butte County’s museums and cultural centers. All participating locations will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m, on both Saturday and Sunday, for free, so visitors can have full access to the wide range of Butte County’s cultural offerings. There will be a complimentary shuttle looping between museums in both Chico and Oroville. For more information go to www.explorebuttecounty.com/museum-weekend 

  • Friday, February 21, 2020, launches the 23rd Annual Valley Contractors Exchange Crab Feed, at their new location – Manzanita Place at the Chico Elks Lodge.  A bigger space for a bigger party!! Your favorites will still be there:  All-You-Can-Eat Crab, Shelly’s Famous Clam Chowder, Snapshots Photo Booth and Cigars on the House!  Back again this year is Dog House for your musical enjoyment. Come enjoy a wonderful night! For more information, check out https://vceonline.com/events/

 

  • Thinking about rebuilding? Rebuild Paradise, Paradise Chamber of Commerce, Butte College, Paradise Realtors Association, Chico Builders Association, and Valley Contractors Exchange invite you to join them Friday, February 28th from 3-6 pm at the Paradise Alliance Church for the Home Builders Resource Connection. This is a special opportunity to connect with local agencies, realtors, architects, general contractors, lenders, insurance agents and more. This event is free to the public, so please come join! The address of the event is 6491 Clark Rd Paradise, Ca. 

 

  • The Town of Paradise and Butte County have been notified that many private roads in the Camp Fire area are eligible for public assistance funding to remove Hazard Trees through the State Hazard Tree Removal Program. Most of the roads in the Town of Paradise are eligible and about half of the roads in the County area are eligible.  We are working with Cal OES and FEMA to understand which parcels are eligible, and this information on the parcel-level will be available on the Property Tree Removal Map found here by the end of January.  

    • Please keep in mind, staff in the Hazard Tree Removal Center will gladly accept Right-of-entry (ROE) forms for the Government Program or Inspection Access Forms for the Private Program; however, staff will not be able to provide information regarding what private roads are eligible. We encourage property owners to continue checking the Private Property Tree Removal Map on ButteRecovers.org which will be updated when we have further information about private roads. 

 

  • Rebuild Advocates are available at the BRC to residents of the Town of Paradise and Butte County to help navigate the process of rebuilding and be on hand to help guide people through the rebuilding process. They can also help guide residents through the financial resources available to make rebuilding more affordable such as help people apply for loans and connect with contractors. You may call 530-872-6291 ext. 130 to schedule an appointment. Please reach out, they are here for you.

 

  • The Paradise Town Council and the Butte County Board of Supervisors passed ordinances requiring the removal of hazard trees damaged by the Camp Fire from private property that may fall into public roadways. Property owners may enter the Government Tree Program to have the trees removed by the State at no out-of-pocket cost. Enrollment in the Government Tree Program requires a Right-of Entry form. Property owners may also identify and remove hazard trees themselves but must submit an inspection form so an inspector may verify the removal of the hazard trees from the property. Property owners may also call the Tree ROE Center directly at (530) 552-3030 or submit Tree ROEs by email at TreeROE@buttecounty.net. The Tree ROE is available for download online at www.ButteCountyRecovers.org/treeremoval. ROE forms may also be picked up at the Tree ROE Center when open. The Tree ROE Center is located at:

    • Butte County Library, Paradise Branch Community Room: 5922 Clark Road, Paradise Hours: Mon.- Fri. 9 am – 5 pm

  • Business’s Opening:

    • The Cleaning Connection Now Open! Tues. and Thurs. 7am to 5pm

      • Location: 7515 Skyway, Paradise Ca 95969

    • Jen’s Place Ribbon Cutting: Thurs. Feb. 13th, 5:30-7:00 PM 

      • Location: 7126 Skyway, Paradise, Ca 95969

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.