
Fortuna names Chamber preferred River Lodge operator, opens lease talks
City Council selected the Fortuna Chamber of Commerce and authorized staff to negotiate a lease and operating agreement for the city facility, subject to final approval.
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Recent river-lodge coverage from Humboldt County, including local decisions, public meetings, and civic updates.

City Council selected the Fortuna Chamber of Commerce and authorized staff to negotiate a lease and operating agreement for the city facility, subject to final approval.

A special meeting agenda and minutes show the council negotiated with three counterparties over the River Lodge Conference Center before returning to open session with no reportable action.

The Aug. 3 special-meeting agenda names the school district, chamber of commerce and state/CAL FIRE representatives in property negotiations over the River Lodge Conference Center.

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.