Supes OK flood plan

Sutter County supervisors approved the county’s membership in a new regional flood control agency Tuesday night - again.

The supervisors had originally approved a joint powers agreement making the county part of the Sutter-Butte Flood Control Agency on July 24. But Butte County, one of the other intended agency members, did not approve the JPA.

In background information provided to the board, Sutter County Administrator Larry Combs and interim assistant county administrator met with Butte County Interim County Administrator Starlyn Brown on Aug. 30 to review the JPA.

The meeting resulted in 23 changes to the JPA’s wording, which were for clarifying portions of the agreement and do not alter anything policy-wise, Combs and Coad wrote.

“We believe that all the agencies will approve it,” Combs told the board Tuesday night.

Along with Sutter and Butte counties, other agency members are to be the cities of Biggs, Gridley, Live Oak and Yuba City; levee districts 1 and 9; and the Sutter County Water Agency.

The new agency, which will replace the old West Feather River Levee Reconstruction Agency, is intended to spearhead levee improvements on the west bank of the Feather River.

Contingent on all parties approving the revised JPA, a first meeting date has been set from 1:30 p.m. Nov. 8 at the auditorium of the Sutter County Health Department.

Appeal-Democrat reporter Robert LaHue can be reached at 749-4713. You may e-mail him at rlahue@appealdemocrat.com.