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Recent public-works coverage from Humboldt County, including local decisions, public meetings, and civic updates.
The council pulled the wastewater project off the consent calendar before approving Wahlund Construction Inc. for the First Street Lift Station Improvement Project and adopting a categorical CEQA exemption.
The July 7 agenda also includes a county budget vote and a supplemental road maintenance request.
The board advanced plans to buy 4325 Broadway Street in Eureka for future county office and permitting space, but one supervisor voted no after concerns about the site’s location, access and upkeep.
Council action on May 5 moved the Halvorsen Park Trail Project into construction by awarding the contract to GR Sundberg, Inc. and setting aside $400,000 for the work.
City council members received an update on roughly $21 million in completed work and about $41 million in projects still underway, with questions about paving, solar readiness, dredging and boat-launch funding.
Council signed off on the county climate plan, moved to fix failed culverts on West End Road and got a staff briefing on a possible 2026 Measure G renewal.
City leaders authorized emergency procurement and reserve spending for repairs at 4700 West End Road after staff reported failed culverts and sinkholes along North Fork of James Creek.
