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South Yuba River Public Safety Cohort Celebrates 5 Years

The South Yuba River Public Safety Cohort, a multi-agency work group, recently celebrated five years of meeting monthly to coordinate public safety efforts in the Yuba River corridor.

The Cohort, originally formed under former District 1 and District 4 Supervisors Nate Beason and Hank Weston, met annually to address public safety issues at Purdon Crossing. That annual meeting eventually became a monthly meeting, now hosted by District 1 Supervisor Heidi Hall and District 4 Supervisor Sue Hoek where the Cohort serves as a roundtable, troubleshooting safety issues in the entire South Yuba River Corridor. Those issues include garbage in the river canyon, illegal parking, drownings, slow emergency response times due to lack of cellular reception at the river crossings, and more.

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