Malibu Will Join County Wreckage Clearance Program
Written by 991KBU on December 19, 2018
Malibu is going to join a countywide fire debris removal program … the local debris program.
That … despite some criticism of the program from some residents.
Former mayor Jeff Jennings … for example … said the city is transferring a lot of control to th county government.
And he says the program is being sold to the public inaccurately.
NEWSCART 06232 JENNINGS
“I really wish that you and others would stop referring ot the debris removal program as free or no cost.
It’s free or no cost if debris removal is going to cost more than your insurance is going to pay.”
The county program will include removal of foundations.
This despite the fact that some people think the concrete foundation of a burned out house can be saved.
Craig George is the city’s chief building safety guy.
He says old foundations … beneath burned out houses … are not going to meet current stength codes.
CRAIG GEORGE
“What they make today as opposed to what they made 20 or 30 years ago is completely different.
The strength of the concrete, the constitution of the concrete ….
And so those houses that have older foundations, they are not going to make code regardless.
So when we talk about Wandermere when we talk about Cuthbert, some of those houses that are older, that’s the best option to go.”
City building official Craig George … speaking at Tuesday’s city council meeting.
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The city council yesterday also voted to waive fees for residents seeking to place mobile homes or trailers on property that was burned out.
And … the city expanded the definition of mobile home to include Connex trailers.
These are shipping containers that are modified to provide living quarters … in some cases … elegant and quite comfortable living quarters.
Two Malibu city council members … Jefferson Wagner and Rick Mullen … have recent military experience and say the Connex containers are used successfully around the world to provide temporary housing.
