The City of Ojai is set to host an event marking the final step in the City’s certification as the first American Green Zone Alliance “Green Zone” City in Ventura County. The event will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 12, 2019 at Ojai City Hall, 401 S. Ventura Street, Ojai, CA 93023. The event will also include the dismantling of the City’s gas-powered maintenance equipment that was used to service all municipal park and landscape maintenance needs of the City.
The City of Ojai has received inquiries about helicopters and drones flying overhead throughout the Ojai Valley. These helicopters and drones belong to Southern California Edison (SCE) and are conducting an aerial survey as part of SCE’s Enhanced Overhead Inspection (EOI) program of examining telephone poles and other equipment for possible upgrade or replacement.
In a statement, SCE said it is repairing or replacing equipment in order to minimize ignition risk for wild fires.
The City’s Public Works Department has begun enhancing various streets, sidewalks, ADA/handicap ramps and curbs as part of the City’s road rehabilitation project. Streets which are being rehabilitated in this phase of the project include portions of Park Road, S. Montgomery, and Signal Street. To view a list of additional street which will be repaved please click here. Work is anticipated to be complete by Monday, November 25, weather permitting. Furthermore, the tennis/pickle ball court located at City Hall and the lower parking lot at Libbey Park will be repaved by Monday,
The National Weather Service is forecasting a weak to moderate Santa Ana Wind event with elevated to locally brief critical fire weather conditions for Sunday morning into Sunday evening. A Red Flag Warning has been issued for Sunday, 11/17/19 between 1:00am to 6:00pm for Ventura County
Southern California Edison has proactively shut-off one circuit in Ventura County:
Southern California Edison is monitoring two circuits in Ventura County:
The Ventura County Board of Supervisors have published an agenda for their Special Meeting on Tuesday, November 19, 2019. The agenda includes an item, scheduled for 7:30 p.m. to “Receive and File a Report on Hemp Cultivation in Ventura County and Provide Direction to Staff.” The meeting will be held at the Moorpark Community Center, 799 Moorpark Avenue, Moorpark, CA 93021, and the agenda is available at http://ventura.granicus.com/DocumentViewer.php?file=ventura_8d9cec40b8e79532697be4411de6ff10.pdf&view=1.