
Fortuna elementary board to consider superintendent’s 2026-29 contract
The Oct. 8 agenda schedules a closed-session evaluation and labor-negotiation discussion before the proposed contract comes up for board action.






The Oct. 8 agenda schedules a closed-session evaluation and labor-negotiation discussion before the proposed contract comes up for board action.

The Planning Commission voted 4-2 to add distribution and non-volatile manufacturing to the Rohnerville-area operation, with manufacturing barred until wastewater requirements are addressed.

Commissioners unanimously approved the Black Dog Partnership project’s local permits and environmental documents Oct. 1, while recommending that supervisors approve related land-use changes.

The Oct. 8 agenda does not list costs, contractors or construction timelines for the two facilities items.

The special session is scheduled for 9 a.m. at the district office in McKinleyville; the agenda does not identify the candidates or vacancies.

Speakers raised claims about animal deaths, burial practices and permit compliance during non-agenda public comment, but the commission did not rule on them.

The Oct. 6 agenda calls for urgency ordinances covering unincorporated areas; each requires a four-fifths vote, and the agenda does not show an outcome.

The Oct. 6 agenda calls for applications supporting the We Are Up affordable rental project and an owner-occupied rehabilitation loan program, plus a $560,078 budget transfer.

Commissioners are scheduled to receive an update on the Notice of Preparation and an updated project description, with possible direction on the Humboldt Bay heavy-lift marine terminal project.

The City Council will meet Oct. 5 for a closed-session discussion under California law, followed by a public report-out.

The Oct. 1 agenda lists a proposed employment agreement for Gary Storts covering July 2027 through June 2031, but does not provide terms or show whether the board approved it.

The Oct. 5 agenda lists approval of a facility lease, but does not disclose its term, financial terms or operating requirements.

The unanimous action covers final design, bid-phase services and SCADA construction implementation at the city’s wastewater treatment plant.

The board’s Sept. 14 agenda lists a public hearing on Coastal Grove Charter School’s Material Revision Addendum, but does not describe the requested changes or indicate an outcome.

The 4-0 vote authorizes Mayor Debra L. Garnes to sign a letter with Arcata and Fortuna supporting the state’s draft recommendations before public comment closes Aug. 28.

The Redwood Coast Energy Authority will provide about $140,000 a year in in-kind staff services if enough local jurisdictions sign the agreement.

The Redwood Coast Energy Authority board discussed municipal utilities, rural electric cooperatives and other models but made no decision to form or acquire a utility.

The Planning Commission continued a hearing on an 89-foot wireless facility to an unspecified date while seeking comparable coverage and visual information for alternate sites.

A workshop draft would allow small-scale camping on qualifying rural parcels, but commissioners and residents said costs, fire safety, sanitation and other requirements need more work before formal action.

The 3-1 vote allowed removal of eight redwoods at 5177 Woodland Way, including a roughly 64-inch, 162-year-old second-growth tree staff had recommended retaining.

The City Council approved a wastewater capital-budget amendment and sole-source purchase after a failed rotary union overheated the dryer and left it out of service for four to six weeks.

Minutes from the Sept. 14 meeting say the district could face two more years of liability tied to a 2024–25 NCSMIG assessment true-up, but do not detail the payment schedule or underlying records.

The proposed GRIP award would support tribally owned microgrids and unfreeze a Contracts and Grants Manager position if finalized.

The Oct. 1 hearing includes proposed land-use changes, three new structures, about 56 parking spaces and wetland filling; the Board of Supervisors would still need to act on the plan and zoning changes.