It looks like Humboldt County Chief Administrative Officer Phillip Smith-Hanes will be moving on after six years as the county’s chief staffer. Smith-Hanes told the Journal this morning that he has accepted a CAO position in Ellis County, Kansas. If the board of commissioners approves his contract, as expected, at its meeting tonight, Smith-Hanes said […]
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Impact of Shaded Parcels Settlement Remains Shaded
After three years of litigation over the county’s practice of “shading parcels,” the property rights group HumCPR and the county of Humboldt recently announced they’ve reached a settlement. What that means, however, is far from clear. “We’re grateful to settle, but we’re concerned,” said County Planning and Building Director Kevin Hamblin, adding that he and […]
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Supes to Consider GPU Slowdown
The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors will consider Tuesday whether to pump the brakes on its General Plan Update, which is some 14 years in the making, in response to a plea from county planning staff. County Planning Director Kevin Hamblin sent the board a letter last week noting that the Humboldt County Planning Commission […]