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Recent government:county-board coverage from Humboldt County, including local decisions, public meetings, and civic updates.
The Sept. 15 agenda would award the Sheriff’s Main Station Office Remodel Project to Adams Commercial General Contracting, Inc. and add two related budget transfers totaling $812,445.
County Counsel reported the board’s closed-session action after the Sept. 1 meeting, while the agenda showed the litigation was formally before supervisors.
The Aug. 25 agenda puts 16 planning permits on a public hearing docket for possible revocation over unpaid department fees.
The Aug. 11 agenda includes a public hearing to rewrite coastal density-bonus rules and a separate directive to tighten lower Redway tree-protection language while studying a broader old-growth tree ordinance.
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.
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.
County officials say the Broadway Street site could become a one-stop permitting center, though concerns remain about tsunami exposure, access and upkeep.
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.
