Pajaro begins toughest phase of its recovery as task force assembles to direct rebuilding

Recovery planning in the Pajaro community in north Monterey County has entered a new long-term phase, more than four months after the Pajaro River levee was breached during heavy rain, flooding the area and causing widespread property and infrastructure damage.

The Monterey County Board of Supervisors recently heard an update on the transition to long-term recovery from Kelsey Scanlon, director of the county’s Department of Emergency Management.