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Work is set to begin on the Randall Road Debris basin, which is intended to help protect parts of Montecito against dangerous debris flows
$20 million dollar effort will create new debris basin to protect part of community
It’s a nightmare that Curtis Skene has been reliving for more than three years. On January 9
th, 2018 the Montecito debris flow rolled through the community, killing 23 people, and destroying or damaging hundreds of homes, including Skene’s.
He escaped serious injury. As Skene waited outside of his gutted East Valley Road home for help, he decided he wanted to try to prevent similar disasters in the community.