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President (county vote)

To the editor:

EDITOR,

This week, Bonny Doon met another obstacle in its effort to localize control of its fire coverage. A judge ruled that the Santa Cruz Local Agency Formation Commission’s 2008 denial of an application by Bonny Doon Fire and Rescue Inc. to create its own district was done properly.

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There are 21 active fires across California with well over 9,000 firefighters battling them. Twenty two firefighters from Santa Cruz County were sent to the Wragg fire in Napa and Solano Counties. Scotts Valley Fire Chief Dan Grebil is reported to have said that five fire engines from Zayante, Santa Cruz, Central and Branciforte fire departments were deployed. The firefighters are scheduled for 14 days depending on the fire outcome. Coastal fire departments between Monterey and Del Norte counties have sent 12 strike teams to the location.“Thousands of lightning strikes have occurred since last week, sparking several hundred small wildfires. A slight chance of thunderstorms will continue in far northern and eastern areas today, but the majority of the region will see more sunshine and slightly higher southwest to west winds, which could fan any lightning strikes from over the weekend,” said Daniel Berlant of CAL FIRE.Berlant stated that a Red Flag Warning remains in effect as of August 3, in the upper part of California, due to lightning and wind. These storms will be on the dry side so a high risk has been issued for dry lightning for these areas on Tuesday.