ORALIAREBOLLO
MAYOR
TheCityCounciloftheCityofCommerce
COMMENDSTHE
AsthelargeststormindecadescamecrashingthroughLACountyandtheSanBernardinoMountains,agroupofCommercestaffwhichincludedOmarOlivas,GusLuna,CampCookLourdesOrtiz andAlfredoBeltranheadedupthetreacherousmountainandmadetheirwayuptoLakeArrowhead whereCampCommerceislocated.
UponarrivingatCampCommerce,allfouremployeessatdown,strategizedandplannedoutthenext fewdaysofsnowremovalandhowandwherethesnowwouldbeplowedtoo.
Whiletheboyswereoutinthecoldfrigidweather,Lourdeswasalsobravingtheelementsanddoing herduties,whichincludebeinghardatworkpreparingmealsthatwouldreplenishthecaloriesthat werebeinglostasaresultofeveryone’shardwork.
Asonestormconcluded,anotheronewasonthehorizonthatwasbiggerandmorepowerfulthanthe onebefore.Allfourstaffremainedatcamptoensurethatitremainedsafeandaccessibleandmost importantlyfreeofdamagefromthepunishingwinterstorm.Inadditiontothesnowremovaland plowing,allfourstaffmonitoredthefacilitytoensurethattherewasnodamageorcauseforconcern.
Aftersevendays,theteamwasabletomaketheirwaydownthemountainandsafelyreturnedtothe CityofCommerce.
Overall,CampCommercereceived8ft.ofsnowandleftmoundsofsnow10fthigh.
Althoughthecampisclosedatthistime,theireffortsplayeddividendswhichwillinturn,allow ustoopencamptoourcommunitymuchsoonerratherthanlater.
Thankyoutoourheroicstafffortheirdedication,commitment,andthemanyhoursoflostsleep toensurecampcommerceremainedonthemap.
Presentedthis14thdayofMarch2023