Category Archives: Local Government

Crescent City Harbor District Recap, March 11, 2026

March 13, 2026 Jessica Cejnar Andrews Leave a comment

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Among the items discussed at Wednesday’s Crescent City Harbor meeting:

RV Park negotiations: Harbormaster Mike Rademaker will be traveling to Los Angeles this weekend to meet with Orange County developers seeking to lease Bayside and Redwood Harbor Village RV parks. Rademaker said he will be working through the weekend to get a final agreement before the Board of Commissioners and the public.

“I know everyone is so anxious like we all are to close this deal,” he said following a closed session meeting. “Keep in mind it’s potentially a 25-year deal. We are extremely close, we’re working on the finer points of the contract.”

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Articles, Infrastructure, Local Government

Del Norte County Board of Supervisors Recap, March 10, 2026

March 12, 2026 Jessica Cejnar Andrews Leave a comment

Among the items discussed at Tuesday’s Del Norte County Board of Supervisors meeting:

Funding for EOC:

Del Norte County staff plans to seek $2 million in fiscal year 2027 Congressionally Directed Spending money to establish an emergency operations center, Assistant County Administrative Officer Randy Hooper said.

County staff is looking at converting the manual arts building near the Flynn Administrative Center, according to Hooper, and would renovate the former gymnasium into a “hardened purpose-built EOC.” It would also house the Del Norte County Office of Emergency Services as well as be a “public safety answering point” or dispatch center, according to Hooper’s staff report.

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Articles, Elections, Local Government

Del Norte Election Lineup Set For June Primary

March 10, 2026 Jessica Cejnar Andrews Leave a comment

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Del Norte County voters will cast a ballot for two contested local races on June 2.

Incumbents Chris Howard and Joey Borges will each face challenges to their District 3 and District 4 seats on the Board of Supervisors, County Clerk-Recorder Alissia Northrup told Redwood Voice Community News.

The deadline to submit election paperwork was 5 p.m. Friday.

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Crescent City Planning Commissioner Says She Was Barred From Commenting On Housing Development

March 9, 2026 Jessica Cejnar Andrews Leave a comment

*_{Above: A 14-unit townhouse development is under construction on 708 J Street in Crescent City. | Image courtesy of the City of Crescent City.}*
*_{Thumbnail: Crescent City Planning Commissioner Shawna Hyatt spoke before the City Council on March 2. | Screenshot}*

A Crescent City planning commissioner whose home and business are near Sam Schauerman’s 14-unit townhouse development says she was barred from making public comment at a recent meeting.

Shawna Hyatt is accusing city staff of directly swaying the outcome of a Planning Commission decision on Feb. 12 approving the architectural design review of the townhouse development at 708 J Street.

She said that City Attorney Martha Rice emailed her after the meeting, stating that she was in error and apologizing. But Hyatt says what occurred isn’t an isolated incident.

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Crescent City Council Recap, March 2, 2026

March 5, 2026 Jessica Cejnar Andrews Leave a comment

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Among the items discussed at Monday’s Crescent City Council meeting.

Swimming Pool Score Board:

Recreation Director Kelly Feola looked to Medford’s Rogue X aqua center to show Crescent City Councilors what the new LED display will look like at the Fred Endert Municipal Pool.

With the Crescent City Swim Club spearheading the purchase, the new Colorado Timing System and digital score board will enable them to hold professional meets, Feola said. She also envisioned using the display for movie nights and, potentially, a Del Norte High School swim club.

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(UPDATED) Crescent City’s Sewer Plant Needs $50 Million Upgrade, City Manager Says

March 4, 2026 Jessica Cejnar Andrews 3 Comments

_{Thumbnail: Crescent City has five, up to 10, years to bring its wastewater treatment plant up to date, City Manager Eric Wier said. | Photo by James Brooks}

Updated at 10 a.m. Thursday to make some corrections. Crescent City hasn’t been under a cease and desist order since 2011 and it didn’t receive a cease and desist order in August, though it was fined. City Manager Eric Wier also said that the rotating biological contactors aren’t able to meet the stricter NPDES standards on total Coliform.

Crescent City Manager Eric Wier blamed aging infrastructure and stricter pollutant discharge limits for the $228,000 fine ~~the cease and desist~~ order the sewer plant received last August.

But he differed from a member of the public who argued that the city’s 76 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit violations were due to new connections.

The sewer plant can meet new NPDES permit requirements governing total Coliform bacteria limits during dry weather, the city manager told Councilors on Monday. When it storms, however, the plant’s rotating biological contactors — equipment installed in the 1970s — ~~are overwhelmed~~ can’t produce effluent that complies with those stricter standards, he said.

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Articles, Education, Infrastructure, Local Government

DNUSD Board Wary Of $5 million SitelogIQ Solar Array Proposal, Urge Superintendent To Pursue Financing Options For Discussion

March 2, 2026 Jessica Cejnar Andrews Leave a comment

Thumbnail photo: SitelogIQ says a solar array near Bess Maxwell Elementary School could offset energy costs for six Del Norte Unified School District facilities. | Image courtesy of SitelogIQ

Local education officials expressed misgivings about a SitelogIQ proposal to install a solar array near Bess Maxwell Elementary School.

They didn’t shoot the proposal down. But they raised concerns about the $5 million price tag, especially after Del Norte County Unified School District Superintendent Jeff Harris said without a $1 million federal rebate, “it makes zero sense to move forward.”

After SitelogIQ representatives outlined their proposal at a Jan. 22 study session, the Board of Trustees had asked Harris to return with potential financing options. On Thursday, the superintendent said the firm had options for the school district that they wanted to discuss, but he wasn’t sure what they were yet.

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Articles, Community News, Education, Local Government

DNUSD Trustees Raise Concerns About Interference, Division During Point of Contact Discussion

March 2, 2026 Jessica Cejnar Andrews Leave a comment

*_{DNUSD’s trustee area boundaries coincide with Del Norte County’s supervisorial boundaries}*

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The longest-serving member on the Del Norte Unified School District Board of Trustees on Thursday dissuaded his colleagues from designating primary points of contact for each campus

But, though Don McArthur, who represents Trustee Area 1, raised concerns about interfering with school management, Trustee Area 5 representative Mike Greer had a different take.

Greer, whose trustee area encompasses only one school, ‘O Me-nok Learning Center in Klamath, said he visits school sites regularly and has established a relationship with teachers and administrators, but he’s clear that he has no authority as an individual.

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Crescent City Harbor District Recap For Feb. 25, 2026

February 26, 2026 Jessica Cejnar Andrews Leave a comment

_{Thumbnail image: Crescent City Harbor commissioners chose a preferred option for Citizens Dock back in 2024. | Image courtesy of the Crescent City Harbor District.}

Among the items discussed at Wednesday’s Crescent City Harbor District meeting.

2026 MARAD Grant: Harbor commissioners agreed to contribute 20%, or $2.8 million, toward the construction costs associated with the second Citizens Dock reconstruction phase.

Associated with a $11.25 million U.S. Maritime Administration Port Infrastructure Development Program grant, the Board unanimously approved a resolution agreeing to the match. The federal agency has increased the amount of funding small ports can apply for, Bahr said, but it means that the required contribution is larger.

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Crescent City Settles Digital Sign Debate, Saves Billboard Discussion For Another Day

February 25, 2026 Jessica Cejnar Andrews Leave a comment

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A month after local bowling alley owner Dr. John Kirk argued that his digital sign is both a service to the community and generates revenue for his business, the Crescent City Council decided it could stay.

Four councilors who attended the Feb. 17 meeting approved an ordinance that sets restrictions on signs like the one on the Tsunami Lanes Bowling Alley. Councilors also agreed that digital signs could advertise other businesses, services or events.

But at the request of Mayor Isaiah Wright, concerns regarding billboards and other off-site advertising will be considered before the full Council at a future meeting. His colleague, Jason Greenough, was absent.

“Based on everything we heard from the public, we probably need to bring back off-site and just general advertising back to the Council for discussion,” Wright said. “We need to talk a little bit more.”

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