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City Pilot Project — A Response to State Water Board Fine — Aims To Reduce Groundwater Infiltrating Sewage Pipes, Treatment Plant During Wet Season

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Noting that Crescent City has five to 10 years to ensure its sewer plant meets stricter regulations governing its effluent, City Manager Eric Wier introduced a pilot project aimed at fixing the system’s defects.

The pilot project involves making spot repairs to a handful of areas within the city’s 17-mile network of sewage pipes to prevent groundwater from getting into the system during the rainy season. 

It’s this groundwater infiltration coupled with aging equipment that prevents the plant from meeting National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit rules governing total coliform and enteral cocci bacteria, according to the city manager. But instead of paying a $258,000 fine, the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board is allowing Crescent City to apply that figure to the pilot project, Wier said.

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New Swimming Pool ‘Modesty Policy’ Discourages Nudity In Locker Rooms

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Thumbnail image courtesy of the Fred Endert Municipal Swimming Pool Facebook page

A new policy requiring patrons to go behind curtained off partitions in the Fred Endert Municipal Pool locker rooms to undress is about safety and comfort, not discrimination, Crescent City Manager Eric Wier said.

Wier introduced the public to the pool’s new modesty policy, or “no-nude policy,” at Monday’s City Council meeting. The policy was implemented about two weeks ago, he told Redwood Voice Community News on Wednesday.

“There have been some concerns just over the course of time and as things change,” Wier told Redwood Voice. “You have a mixing of ages, especially young children with adults and strangers and you have them changing together — that’s really what is driving some of this. It’s about the comfort for all the patrons and a little bit about safety for our youth.”

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Crescent City, Chamber and Visitors Bureau Formalize Their Relationship For First Time In Decades

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Thumbnail photo: Among its contribution to the chamber this year was an extra $5,000 to help pay for the July 4th fireworks. | Photo courtesy of the Crescent City-Del Norte County Chamber of Commerce

Two days after the local chamber of commerce and visitors bureau brought 300 classic cars to Del Norte County, the Crescent City Council approved the first formal agreement the two agencies have had in decades.

The memorandum of agreement between the Crescent City-Del Norte County Chamber of Commerce and the city formalizes its $107,000 total contribution to the chamber. 

But councilors weren’t sure they could swing an additional $3,000 allocation for the visitors center even after Chamber Executive Director Cindy Vosburg said that hasn’t increased in about 11 years.

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Crescent City Council Recap, Oct. 5, 2026

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Thumbnail photo of the Fred Endert Municipal Pool by Andrew Goff

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

City Attorney employment agreement: City councilors unanimously approved a five-year extension to an employment agreement they have with City Attorney Martha Rice.

Rice became the city’s full-time lawyer in January 2022 though she had already worked for the city as a contract deputy attorney and attorney since 2009, according to City Manager Eric Wier. Calling the decision to authorize an in-house attorney a game changer for staff, Wier praised the work Rice has been doing as well as her innate knowledge of the community as a Del Norte County native.

According to Wier, the new agreement will be extended through January 2032. Rice’s continued employment also comes with a step increase in the salary schedule from Step 5 to Step 6, according to a staff report from Human Resources Manager Sara Barbour. 

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Workshops Delve Into Potential Architectural Styles For Downtown Crescent City

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Before launching into a presentation of the different architectural styles that would preserve Downtown Crescent City’s small-town character, Don Arambula mentioned the opposition some have to the city’s plans.

Arambula, principal planner and urban designer for Portland-based Crandall Arambula PC, spoke at a workshop Wednesday for business owners, nonprofit and other government representatives — members of a steering committee driving the development of Crescent City’s Downtown Specific Plan.

During the workshop, Arambula urged steering committee members to think about context. The city’s architectural guidelines and standards need to reflect its “Redwoods to the Sea” motto, he said.

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Del Norte, Crescent City, Other Jurisdictions Finalize Local Hazard Mitigation Plan

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Thumbnail photo: H Dock in the Crescent City Harbor’s marina bore the brunt of the damage from Kamchatka tsunami on July 29 and July 30, 2025. Tsunamis were among the potential risks Crescent City and other parts of Del Norte County face, according to its the most recent countywide Local Hazard Mitigation Plan. | Photo courtesy of Mike Rademaker

Del Norte County supervisors on Tuesday adopted an updated plan that seeks to reduce risk to life and property from natural disasters and other hazards.

The five-year two-volume countywide Local Hazard Mitigation Plan identifies the community’s risk from wildfires, tsunamis, earthquakes and other disasters, said Sasha Jones, a senior resilience and climate adaptation planner with Tetra Tech. 

The plan is a product of more than two years of public outreach, meetings, surveys and collaboration with other jurisdictions that must also adopt the plan, Jones told supervisors.

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After Suffering Major Setbacks, Battery Point Apartment Developers Are Working To Weatherize Structures By November

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Thumbnail photo: Plagued by water damage last winter, the developers spearheading the Battery Point Apartments project are working to weatherize the structures by November. The first phase of the development, including the senior housing building, is expected to go online in 2027. | Photo by James Brooks

Wanting to avoid a repeat of last winter’s water damage, the developers behind Battery Point Apartments say their internal goal is to have two of its three buildings protected against the weather by November.

Contractors and sub contractors are also laying the foundation for the third building and ensuring that it is protected against the winter rains, Synergy Community Development Corporation Chair Jason Hobson told the Crescent City Council on Monday.

Two years after Synergy and Step Forward Communities broke ground on the site at Gary and E streets, Hobson said the goal is to get the project’s first phase, Buildings A and C, online between the summer and fall of 2027. Building A will consist of 40 senior housing units and Building C will be housing for families.

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Crescent City Council Recap, Sept. 21, 2026

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Mayor Pro Tem Candace Tinkler was absent. Among the items discussed at Monday’s Crescent City Council meeting.

Water system servers: Councilors approved spending $83,045 for two servers from Dell Technologies to run the water system’s supervisory control and data acquisition software, or SCADA.

According to City Manager Eric Wier, the SCADA system monitors alarms, water pressures and enables staff to turn pumps on and off without having it manned 24-7. The system was updated in 2019, however a server’s average lifecycle is five years. With the city’s manufacturer support and hardware replacement coverage expiring next April, “the time to replace them is now,” the city manager said.

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Klamath Promise Neighborhood Brought $30 Million to Del Norte and Tribal Lands, But Also Had Its Challenges

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Team TACOCAT, a collaboration between Rx Safe Del Norte and KFUG Community Radio, was one of the local programs that received Klamath Promise Neighborhood support. | Photo courtesy of KFUG Community Radio

Editor’s Note: KFUG Community Radio and Redwood Voice Community News are recipients of Klamath Promise Neighborhood funding. Redwood Voice also has its origins through Building Healthy Communities.

Achieving Promise Neighborhood status for Klamath was a long shot in 2021.

Alison Ramsay and Kevin Malone had to find, and convince, a local agency to take the lead, get partners together to sign memorandums of understanding and write a proposal. 

Ramsay knew what she was getting into — she wrote two successful Promise Neighborhood grants in San Diego. Normally organizations get four to five months, she said. 

Two years after relocating to Del Norte at the invitation of Terry Supahan, executive director of True North Organizing Network, Ramsay and Malone said they noticed that the community lacked a comprehensive youth-serving organization. 

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Contractors Selected For City’s RV Park Revamp; Coastal Conservancy-Funded Project Includes Two Cabins, Renovated Apartment

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Thumbnail photo: Crescent City is using a California Coastal Conservancy grant to install two ADA-compliant cabins at its Lighthouse Cove RV Park. | Photo courtesy of the City of Crescent City

After they weren’t able to reach a consensus on vacation rental regulations, Crescent City councilors last week approved contracts to install cabins and renovate an apartment for rent at the city-owned RV park.

Paid for through a $835,000 California Coastal Conservancy Explore the Coast Overnight grant, the project isn’t meant to compete with locals who own Airbnbs or VRBOs, Public Works Director David Yeager said at the Council’s Sept. 8 meeting. 

Though the rates have yet to be set, Yeager described renting the cabins and apartment as a “lower cost opportunity” than booking a privately-owned vacation rental.

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