The County of Mendocino has received numerous questions and concerns about the conditions at Creekside Cabins and will attempt to answer the most frequently asked questions (FAQ’s) below:
Question: Are the residents of Creekside Cabins being evicted?
Answer: The County of Mendocino does not have the authority to evict residents from the property. Evictions are the jurisdiction of HCD and the property owner. The installation of the bridge was an evacuation measure only. This evacuation is similar to an order of evacuation for a fire or other emergency.
Question: Will residents who choose to stay face punitive measures?
Answer: Any resident or member of the public with specific enforcement related questions may contact the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office.
Question: There has been conflicting information on the property line boundaries at Creekside, what happened?
Answer: On January 12, County staff noticed discrepancies in the boundary lines of the park and State property. On January 13, the County reached out to Caltrans to request boundary line clarifications. Caltrans subsequently sent out a surveyor to evaluate the boundary lines, and the results of this evaluation were provided to the County yesterday, January 25. Pursuant to these survey results, it was discovered that a portion of the RV park has encroached onto State property. For further information please contact Caltrans.
Question: Is there any difference between the portions of the RV Park on State and private property for the purposes of the evacuation order?
Answer: No.
Question: What is the status of the drinking water at the site?
Answer: The County has not received any new information from the State Water Resources Control Board subsequent to the Boil Water Notice. Any new information will be shared when it is received.
Question: How many residents were evacuated, where will they go?
Answer: As of 4:30 today, of the 27 households at the park: 13 households have been issued vouchers to an alternate RV Park, 5 households have checked in to their sites. 2 households were issued hotel vouchers and are checked in to their rooms. 3 households stated they had a moving plan, one of these are confirmed but the remaining two are unverified. 8 households have not provided any information to the County and have not requested services.