Arcata council hears RCEA pitch for 6% generation-rate premium
RCEA said the Sept. 1 increase would help keep reserves at a minimum $26 million and limit larger future rate hikes.
The Sidekickabout 1 month ago
Humboldt County
Humboldt supervisors approve $1.47 million DHHS security contract after bid spread draws scrutiny
Supervisors approved the 10-month contract with SVT Gruppe, Inc. after a board discussion raised questions about why the selected bid was well above lower offers.
The Sidekickabout 1 month ago
Humboldt County
Arcata council approves $1.5 million wastewater amendment, $240,135 engineering add-on
Council signed off on two more spending increases tied to the wastewater treatment facilities upgrade, one for construction and one for engineering.
The Sidekickabout 1 month ago
Humboldt County
Arcata delays Waley House hearing after missing exhibits surface
The council opened the public hearing on the Waley House rehabilitation and lot split, then continued it to Sept. 16 after staff found missing exhibits in the packet.
The Sidekickabout 1 month ago
Humboldt County
Arcata council introduces nuisance ordinance expansion with attorney-fee recovery
The council took the first formal step on a rewrite that would broaden nuisance definitions, shift hearing authority to the city manager and allow the city to seek attorney fees in nuisance-abatement cases.
The Sidekickabout 1 month ago
Humboldt County
Harbor district appoints special counsel for offshore wind terminal permitting review
The board voted in closed session to bring in Stole Reeves for permitting and environmental review work tied to the heavy lift marine terminal project.
The Sidekickabout 1 month ago
Humboldt County
Arcata council adopts AI policy, advances nuisance ordinance rewrite
The Aug. 5 meeting also included a consent-calendar approval of the city’s artificial intelligence rules and the introduction of a nuisance-code overhaul that would change abatement hearings and legal-cost recovery.
The Sidekickabout 1 month ago
Humboldt County
Humboldt supervisors to consider $1 million housing award, 750-acre timber rezoning
The Sept. 1 agenda also includes a public hearing on zoning changes for about 750 acres and other board actions.
The Sidekickabout 1 month ago
Humboldt County
RCEA backs 6% rate premium to protect $26 million reserve target
Draft minutes in the Aug. 27 board packet say directors adopted a rate strategy and amended budget built around the surcharge, which staff said would add about $2 a month for an average customer.
The Sidekickabout 1 month ago
Humboldt County
Rio Dell council backs $1.09 million sewer study contract extension
The Aug. 4 council agenda and meeting summary show approval of an added $602,396.25 for the GHD sewer evaluation study, extending the work through Dec. 1, 2027.
The Sidekickabout 1 month ago
Humboldt County
Eureka council hears clash over five J Street vacation rentals, three-unit cap
Staff defended a Planning Commission condition limiting Stanton Vacation Rentals at 1102 J Street to three units, while appellants urged the council to allow all five.
The Sidekickabout 1 month ago
Humboldt County
Rio Dell advances permanent police kennel project with slab approval and outside-funding push
The council authorized the first construction step for a permanent police animal kennel and set a goal of covering about 30% of the roughly $125,000 project with donations and grants.
The Sidekickabout 1 month ago
Humboldt County
Eureka council to weigh appeal that could expand Stanton vacation-rental use to all five units
An Aug. 18 public hearing asks council members to consider removing a Planning Commission condition and allowing Stanton Vacation Rentals to operate all five dwelling units as short-term rentals.
The Sidekickabout 1 month ago
Humboldt County
Humboldt supervisors set hearing on revoking 16 permits over unpaid county fees
The Aug. 25 agenda puts 16 planning permits on a public hearing docket for possible revocation over unpaid department fees.
The Sidekickabout 1 month ago
Humboldt County
Rio Dell approves emergency wastewater budget fix after biosolid dryer failure
Council amended the wastewater capital budget Aug. 18 to replace failed biosolid dryer rotary units and 24-hour packs after staff said the equipment had been offline for weeks.
The Sidekickabout 1 month ago
Humboldt County
RCEA packet puts $325,000 microgrid electrical services contract on deck
Staff recommend a five-year agreement with Owsley Electric Inc. for electrical work at the Redwood Coast Airport Microgrid, capped at $325,000.
The Sidekickabout 1 month ago
Humboldt County
Humboldt supervisors route ethics complaints to outside counsel in code-of-conduct overhaul
The board approved revisions to its code of conduct 4-0 on Aug. 18, removing county staff from the first step in complaint screening and repealing Resolution No. 22-44.
The Sidekickabout 1 month ago
Humboldt County
Rio Dell council backs regional Opportunity Zones 2.0 tracts
The council approved a joint letter supporting draft census tract recommendations that include Rio Dell, Fortuna and Arcata.
The Sidekickabout 1 month ago
Humboldt County
Humboldt panel to workshop draft inland low-impact camping ordinance
The Planning Commission is set to review staff's draft inland low-impact camping ordinance, which would allow small-scale camping on private rural land in unincorporated Humboldt County.
The Sidekickabout 2 months ago
Humboldt County
Humboldt supervisors set up $4.9 million health fund transfer, child-care loans and road spending
The Aug. 18 Board of Supervisors agenda bundles a $4.9 million health-care transfer, at least $850,000 in ARPA child-care loans, a $2.254 million behavioral-health contract and new roads spending.
The Sidekickabout 2 months ago
Humboldt County
Rio Dell agenda puts Opportunity Zone 2.0 support letter on Aug. 18 council calendar
The city council is set to consider a joint letter backing Opportunity Zone 2.0 designation for census tracts in Arcata, Fortuna and Rio Dell.
The Sidekickabout 2 months ago
Humboldt County
Humboldt supervisors order countywide old-growth ordinance draft, moratorium proposal
The board split the Lower Redway tree-protection issue from a broader countywide policy push and voted 4-1 to have staff return with both an ordinance draft and a temporary moratorium proposal.
The Sidekickabout 2 months ago
Humboldt County
Ferndale sets deadlines in response to Grand Jury emergency-preparedness report
The city’s written response says police participation in county emergency-services meetings and disaster-response document updates will be completed by 2027.
The Sidekickabout 2 months ago
Humboldt County
Ferndale council packet weighs tighter vacation-rental rules and sidewalk policy changes
The Aug. 19 packet asks council to consider permit rules for vacation rentals and a narrower approach to sidewalk requirements.
The Sidekickabout 2 months ago
Humboldt County