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Humboldt supervisors to consider four-year behavioral health plan, budget

Humboldt supervisors to consider four-year behavioral health plan, budget

The Board of Supervisors’ June 23 agenda includes adoption of the county’s Behavioral Health Services Act Integrated Plan and Budget for fiscal years 2026-2029.

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Arcata council to weigh Measure G renewal alongside budget and hiring freeze

Arcata council to weigh Measure G renewal alongside budget and hiring freeze

The June 17 agenda ties a possible tax renewal to budget adoption, a temporary hiring freeze and other fiscal steps as Arcata confronts financial pressure.

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Eureka council authorizes receivership filing in 25 Wabash Street case

Eureka council authorizes receivership filing in 25 Wabash Street case

In closed session, the Eureka City Council authorized the city attorney to file a receivership in the 25 Wabash Street case, with Councilmember Castellano voting no.

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Rio Dell agenda lines up sewer, water, fee and tax actions for June 16 meeting

Rio Dell agenda lines up sewer, water, fee and tax actions for June 16 meeting

The June 16 council agenda includes a $690,335 chlorine basin repair contract, a $229,951 sewer amendment, a fee schedule update and a tax-records resolution.

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Eureka council agenda lines up bond, budget and election actions

Eureka council agenda lines up bond, budget and election actions

The June 16 agenda includes water and wastewater bond items, next-year budget and fee hearings, and November election resolutions.

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Fortuna council widens River Lodge lease search beyond school district after public push for multiple proposals

Fortuna council widens River Lodge lease search beyond school district after public push for multiple proposals

After hearing from chamber, lodging and school-district advocates, the council told staff to take and evaluate River Lodge proposals from public, private and nonprofit groups.

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Humboldt budget hearing surfaces nearly $12 million deficit, library cutbacks and debate over one-time spending

Humboldt budget hearing surfaces nearly $12 million deficit, library cutbacks and debate over one-time spending

Supervisors advanced Humboldt County’s proposed FY 2026-27 budget while weighing whether to spend or save one-time money and hearing warnings that library service reductions are already underway.

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Humboldt planning commission set to weigh countywide housing-density ordinance for inland zones

Humboldt planning commission set to weigh countywide housing-density ordinance for inland zones

The May 21 agenda asks commissioners to recommend a mixed-residential-density ordinance that would allow up to 25 units per acre in select residential zones inside designated Housing Opportunity Zones.

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Arcata school board to hold hearing on Redwood Coast Montessori renewal

Arcata school board to hold hearing on Redwood Coast Montessori renewal

The June 16 agenda also tees up a separate charter authorization MOU for 2026-29, making the meeting a key checkpoint for the district and school.

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Rio Dell agenda puts $690,335 chlorine basin repair contract before council

Rio Dell agenda puts $690,335 chlorine basin repair contract before council

Council is scheduled to consider awarding Wahlund Construction a contract to repair earthquake damage at the Chlorine Contact Basin.

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Ferndale council approves emergency kennel construction after animal housing arrangement ends

Ferndale council approves emergency kennel construction after animal housing arrangement ends

The council unanimously backed an emergency kennel build to keep impounded dogs housed locally while the city transitions animal services.

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Humboldt planners to consider Emerald Dragonfly Farms cannabis expansion

Humboldt planners to consider Emerald Dragonfly Farms cannabis expansion

The June 18 Planning Commission agenda includes a permit modification that would add distribution, non-volatile manufacturing and non-storefront resale to an existing Carlotta-area cultivation site.

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Arcata council asks staff to draft rental inspection ordinance changes

Arcata council asks staff to draft rental inspection ordinance changes

After an update on the city’s Residential Rental Inspection Program, the council directed staff to return with ordinance language reflecting proposed changes.

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Humboldt planners to weigh Carlotta Gardens cannabis expansion with enclosure exception denial recommended

Humboldt planners to weigh Carlotta Gardens cannabis expansion with enclosure exception denial recommended

Carlotta Gardens, LLC is seeking to expand cultivation in the Carlotta area to 70,000 square feet, while staff recommends denying an exception to the fully enclosed cultivation requirement and approving the permits with conditions.

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Northern Humboldt agenda bundles policy rewrites with 2026-27 budget, LCAP approvals

Northern Humboldt agenda bundles policy rewrites with 2026-27 budget, LCAP approvals

A June 18 special-session packet shows the board weighing conflict-of-interest, discipline and conduct updates alongside next year’s budget and planning documents.

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Humboldt supervisors launch FY 2026-27 budget hearings, target June 18 adoption

Humboldt supervisors launch FY 2026-27 budget hearings, target June 18 adoption

The June 15 agenda opens public hearings on the county budget and special-district budgets and sets a June 18 adoption date.

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Humboldt planners to weigh Redway redwood removal permit

Humboldt planners to weigh Redway redwood removal permit

The June 18 Planning Commission agenda includes a special permit request to remove a hazardous old-growth redwood in the lower Redway Q Zone area.

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Fortuna council agenda packs budget, fee hearing, water plans and River Lodge lease discussion into June 15 meeting

Fortuna council agenda packs budget, fee hearing, water plans and River Lodge lease discussion into June 15 meeting

The June 15 agenda includes budget adoption, a public hearing on city fees, an animal-control ordinance update, water-plan approvals and a discussion of River Lodge lease options.

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HCAOG agenda puts $18,009 Arcata transit funding reallocation before board

HCAOG agenda puts $18,009 Arcata transit funding reallocation before board

The June 18 agenda would move City of Arcata State of Good Repair money to Humboldt Transit Authority, but the board has not voted yet.

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Humboldt supervisors approve former Kmart purchase after 4-1 vote

Humboldt supervisors approve former Kmart purchase after 4-1 vote

County officials say the Broadway Street site could become a one-stop permitting center, though concerns remain about tsunami exposure, access and upkeep.

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Humboldt supervisors hear $657.8 million budget proposal with 33.6-position net reduction

Humboldt supervisors hear $657.8 million budget proposal with 33.6-position net reduction

The county’s first budget presentation outlines a 4.4% spending increase, general fund growth, staffing changes tied to DHHS restructuring and millions in one-time requests before June hearings.

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Fortuna council advances 0.75-cent sales tax measure for November ballot

Fortuna council advances 0.75-cent sales tax measure for November ballot

The council gave first reading to an ordinance and adopted a resolution to send the measure to voters in the Nov. 3, 2026 general municipal election.

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Eureka council shifts offshore-drilling plan after ordinance found incompatible with coastal rules

Eureka council shifts offshore-drilling plan after ordinance found incompatible with coastal rules

Staff said the draft ban on onshore support facilities cannot be adopted as written, prompting a move toward a resolution and later coastal-program amendments.

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Cutten board packet tees up staffing reduction, $800,000 teacher residency grant and Ridgewood bond spending

Cutten board packet tees up staffing reduction, $800,000 teacher residency grant and Ridgewood bond spending

The May 11 agenda includes a proposed .762 FTE classified reduction, an $800,000 grant offer and two Ridgewood facilities spending items, though the packet does not show final board action.

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