The Trinidad City Council is scheduled to hold a special council meeting tonight to consider adopting a special COVID-19 moratorium on short-term rentals (STR). Trinidad is considering the moratorium as the city continues to see tourism despite the county moving to the state’s “widespread” COVID-19 Risk Assessment Tier. The adoption of the moratorium could impact […]
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Lost Coast Outpost:Trinidad Council Votes to Delay MOU with Rancheria
The Lost Coast Outpost reports that the Trinidad City Council on Thursday night voted against entering into a memorandum of understanding with the Trinidad Rancheria related to providing water for its hotel. The council decided instead to wait until the city’s Planning Commission completes a draft water policy. Read the full story here.
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Grave Concerns
The city of Trinidad is returning a $714,000 Caltrans grant after a contentious council meeting in which residents raised concerns that the trail renovation project it would fund might disturb a Native burial site. “What is the cost of integrity and honor?” one of 20 or so public speakers at the Jan. 14 meeting said. […]
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No Service: The Removal of a Long-Unpopular Cell Tower on Trinidad Head Poses Connectivity Issues
For decades a large cell tower has dominated the top of scenic Trinidad Head, providing service to users of Verizon, AT&T and Sprint, but also creating much displeasure among some local residents. While most people have and use cellphones, many local residents wished the communications companies could find a less conspicuous location for their infrastructure. […]
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Final County Elections Results: Tax Passes in Rio Dell
Perhaps national elections expert David Wasserman spoke too soon about Humboldt, or maybe he just rattled some cages. (See previous post here.) The Humboldt County Elections Office released its final post-election update at 10:51 a.m. today. While the vast majority of races remain unchanged, one notably flipped. Measure J, a renewal of Rio Dell’s 1 […]