Monterey County’s Government Center in Salinas will remain closed through the end of this week because of a sewer line malfunction that is requiring extensive cleanup and remediation work, county officials said Tuesday.
The county last Thursday initially said the center at 168 W. Alisal St. would be closed through early this week because of the sewer problem that was primarily affecting the building’s first floor.
In a statement Tuesday, the county said the offices most impacted are the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors Office, the Supervisor District 2 office, the Public Defender’s Office, the Clerk-Recorder’s Office, and the Treasurer-Tax Collector’s Office.
“County officials are actively working to establish satellite service locations for the most impacted public-facing offices,” the county’s statement said.
Other departments housed at the Government Center such as the county counsel and the county Administrative Office will have employees working remotely during the closure.
The anticipated reopening date for the center and more information on the cause of the sewer line malfunction were not immediately released.
