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From:Clerk of the Board
To:BOS
Cc:Nuzum, Danielle; Hightower, Scott
Subject:Board Correspondence - FW: Flooding in District 2 issue
Date:Tuesday, January 6, 2026 3:58:22 PM
Good afternoon, please see Board correspondence received below.
Thank you
From: Dan Reese <dan@intwcg.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 6, 2026 10:49 AM
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Subject: Flooding in District 2 issue
Hello,
I live on Keefer Road outside of Chico, where we are being impacted by the CHP and Cal
Trans traffic diversions through our neighborhoods due to flooding. This issue was
addressed to you in November of 2019 by James and Barbara Ring where they addressed
the lack of infrastructure improvements not keeping pace with the pace of development.
These roads are posted related to truck weights and lengths, and I’m sure they were not
designed for highway traffic. The continued routing of highway 99 traffic through our
neighborhoods is not appropriate and is due to the negligence of the state to address the
annual flooding issue causing the problem. I am hopeful that as a board you are or have
taken steps to address the issue at the state level. First, the highway needs to be raised
to avoid the flooding issue, or the water diverted in a manner to not impact the
neighborhoods. Second, the state should be held liable for street and road repairs and
maintenance due to the additional traffic and weights that are causing wear and tare on
the roads, especially when they are wet and the ground saturated where damage is
amplified. This rerouting is both dangerous and destructive to our communities. Traffic
is diverted and controlled speeds are not enforced. There were no less than three near
misses at the intersection of Keefer and Felicidad Lane last night, where traffic was
flowing at high speeds with home owners attempting to turn into their drive ways. This
continued enablement of routing highway traffic through our neighborhoods is
unacceptable. Should there be an accident this email will serve as evidence that
government officials were aware of the problem. Should diversion of traffic continue,
until the problem is addressed, traffic enforcement should be made mandatory for the
duration of the event on both Keefer and Garner Roads. I would like for someone to
reach back out to me for information about what is being done, and what has been done
to address the issue.
Respectfully,
Dan Reese, Founder
International Wildfire Consulting Group
Dan@intwcg.com
916 539 0811
www.LinkedIn.com/in/DanReese-IWCG