McKinleyville is once again in the process of reimagining itself and that again means envisioning a Town Center. Town Center plans were the focus of a Nov. 13 community meeting, with additional conversations slated for December, January and February. Some McKinleyville residents have long dreamed of a time when their town will be a beautiful, […]
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‘Outside the Box’
The Humboldt County Planning Commission voted 5-1 on July 11, with Commissioner Alan Bongio dissenting and Commissioner Noah Levy absent, to move an ambitious draft Housing Element update on to the Board of Supervisors. The board is slated to review the draft update — which dubs the local housing situation a “crisis” and identifies drastic […]
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Supes Pass Cannabis Ordinance 2.0
After hours of discussion, the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors voted this afternoon to pass its new commercial cannabis land use ordinance. The ordinance got four “yes” votes but Third District Supervisor Mike Wilson didn’t support it, though it’s unclear if he voted against it or abstained. (It seemed like he said he abstained from […]
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Mercer-Fraser Co. Withdraws Controversial Glendale Site Plans
A controversial project that would have created a marijuana extraction plant near the Mad River at Glendale has been withdrawn, John Ford, director of the County Planning and Building Department, confirmed this afternoon. The project, which came before the Humboldt County Planning Commission in January, would have rezoned a parcel of land near the Mad […]
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Supes Get Divergent Input on Cannabis Ordinance
In packed chamber, the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors began discussing its commercial cannabis land use ordinance today and — after a two-hour staff report and hours of public comment — Fifth District Supervisor and Board Chair Ryan Sundberg indicated he’s hopeful the board will adopt the new ordinance when it comes back before the […]
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SoHum Turns Out to Talk Roads, Abandoned Vehicles at Budget Meeting
By 6 p.m. yesterday, the overflow audience at the southern version of the Humboldt County Budget Roadshow meeting at the historic Benbow Inn just south of Garberville clogged the doorway and lined the walls. By the end of the event, a long swath of paper covered with suggestions spread across the front wall of the […]