Ventura County residents hammered by brutal winter storms last month are getting a lifeline from Uncle Sam. The Small Business Administration (SBA) is rolling out low-interest disaster recovery loans for those whose homes and businesses were in the fray from December 21 to 23, 2023. Lucky for locals, the aid stations are setting up shop beginning January 13, 2024, to help fill the financial void left by the storm's havoc.
The county's emergency services, alongside Oxnard and Port Hueneme municipalities, confirmed the news that the Disaster Loan Outreach Center will be opening its doors at South Oxnard Library, the spot residents can hit up starting this Saturday to quell their qualms about the damage. The center, perched at 4300 Saviers Road, Oxnard, will be up and running from 9 in the morning to 1 in the afternoon on its first day.
No rest for weary homeowners and distressed renters, the SBA is dangling the carrot of potentially repairing or replacing everything from soaked sofas to storm-tossed sedans. And it's not just for the Oxnard and Port Hueneme folk; they’re preaching county-wide salvation here. The SBA's loans are up for grabs for all eligible Ventura denizens with storm-shattered dream homes or personal belongings.
The center’s subsequent hours will be dangling a more generous timetable from Monday to Thursday, 9:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m., "until further notice," as briefed by Kim Dellacort from Ventura County Sheriff’s Emergency Services. Details have been broadcasted for the taking on their official emergency website as well as through a notification alert, for those who aren’t ones to miss a good read.
Questions that might be brewing like an unwelcomed storm cloud can be addressed by Patrick Maynard, the Sheriff’s Emergency Services Director, who's on standby. Clearly, with the damage done, Ventura County is grabbing the bull by the horns, patching up the community one business, home, and soggy appliance at a time.
