Cleanup problems hinder rebuild for some October fire survivors
"Anybody who's ever seen the site keeps saying, 'Oh yeah, yours was overexcavated,'?" said Breslich, 72.
Then came the letter.
Addressed "Dear Fire Survivor" and signed by officials from the
Breslich later learned her septic tank issues might still be addressed, but officials from Cal OES, which is handling the complaints, haven't been able to tell her exactly why they can't help with her cleanup complaint.
She estimates refilling her property with the necessary amount of soil will require 60 dump trucks and cost more than
Breslich is among nearly 240
The survivors were told their cases were examined through field observations, a civil engineer's assessment and reviews from senior officials at
"I can't see a report that shows that, yes, we looked at this and found these findings, and we feel for some reason that this is not overexcavated, but it was appropriate for the site," Breslich said. "Maybe there is something really behind their judgment that I'm unaware of, but it seems like I should be able to have access to that information."
"If their claim is being denied, they should at least know why," said
Gossman said he recently received documentation of the range of reasons behind the denials, but county leaders are pushing for more detailed explanations to provide to fire survivors.
Getting access to those documents has proven to be a bureaucratic headache, involving multiple layers of government agencies whose representatives say they either don't have the information or can't release all of it.
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