The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors took what some might consider a long-overdue action Tuesday on the issue of shooting on unincorporated land, unanimously voting in favor of a county ordinance that would prohibit target shooting in any area that does not meet standards for safe shooting. Those standards require a 20-foot birm of packed […]
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Pathway Planned for Downtown Petrolia
Petrolia locals have taken on an ambitious project: a one-mile pedestrian path stretching from the George C. Lindley Memorial Bridge to the Petrolia General Store in an effort to make a safer walking environment for children. The project is expected to begin this summer. On May 17, 2017, Petrolia resident Darlene Santner was clipped by a […]
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County Public Works Hoping for a Hail Mary with Gas Tax, Emergency Funding
Still around $200 million in the hole for deferred maintenance on county roads and other infrastructure projects, the Humboldt County Department of Public Works is looking for alternate measures to fund road repair in 2017. Those measures include emergency funding from the state and the possible passage of a state transportation bill that could raise […]
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Roads, Safety About to Get a Big Boost from Measure Z
No pitchforks were actually being waved, but Mattole Valley residents who turned out Wednesday night to talk roads and safety with Supervisor Rex Bohn and other officials weren’t optimistic. That was before they got a whole lot more good news than they’d bargained for. In January 2016 the Measure Z Citizens Committee recommend that $125,000 of […]