RESIDENTS RETURN HOME TO COSTLY REPAIRS FOLLOWING BARRAGE OF STORMS
By: ROXANNE HOORN
The Pajaronian – February 3, 2023
Francisco Elcanto schleps a five-gallon bucket into the back seat of his car. A peek under the lid reveals an assortment of neatly packed cleaning supplies. Today, all he needs is some cleaning supplies, which he is borrowing from the Santa Cruz Volunteer Center.
The center is one of 20-plus organizations with booths at Ramsay Park in Watsonville, one of two relief centers that FEMA set up to help residents recovering from recent storms. Elcanto is one of the 900 people who have visited the Ramsay Park Center in search of assistance since it opened. He plans on using the supplies he borrowed to clean up the mud and debris recent floods brought into his Santa Cruz home.
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