Resident urges county to clear Meridian Road drainage ahead of storms

During public comment at the Solano County Board of Supervisors meeting, resident Charlene Schmidt said drainage channels on Meridian Road were clogged after widening work and urged county crews to clear debris before the winter rains associated with an anticipated El NiF1o.

Schmidt told the board she had repeatedly called county offices and asked them to address the clogged canals and said they have not been cleared since construction: "I've called several times to the office and asked that they be cleared out, and there's, like, rocks and sand and debris, and they're clogging the flow of water." Supervisor Vasquez and county staff asked for Schmidt's address (7490 North Meridian Road) and said public-works and OES teams would follow up and arrange inspections and clean-outs ahead of storms.

The board noted the governor's action on storm preparation and said county emergency services and public works were coordinating available resources.