The Humboldt County grand jury just released the results of an investigation into the county’s beleaguered Aviation Division and the six airports it manages. As you may recall, the Aviation Division is in dire financial straits, expected to end this fiscal year nearly $1 million in the hole and with an ongoing structural deficit in […]
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Sheriff’s Office, Grand Jury Butt Heads over Jail Release Transportation
Policies at the Humboldt County jail continue to come under fire from the grand jury, which reported this week that jail staff refuses to inform prisoners being released that they have the right to ask for transportation if they were arrested farther than 25 miles from the jail. In its report, the grand jury says […]
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Grand Jury Gunnin’ for HWF Director
The latest Humboldt County Grand Jury report, released Tuesday night, recommends among other things that the role of the Humboldt County Community Development Department Director as overseer of the Headwaters Fund staff be nixed, and that the Headwaters Fund Coordinator take over the role under supervision of the County Treasurer. Such a move, indicates the […]