Share Your Thoughts on How to Develop Economic Growth in Humboldt County
Press release from the County of Humboldt:
The County of Humboldt’s upcoming efforts to update its broad economic development strategy is hitting the road and community meetings will be held in all corners of the county for input. Six public meetings will be held later in August and September, and all community members are invited to attend.
Ultimately, these public meetings will result in an updated and Board of Supervisors adopted Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy, or CEDS, which is a plan that helps guide local economic development efforts and a requirement for certain federal grants. It also serves as a proactive and collaborative strategy for driving economic growth, balancing equity, and ensuring environmental sustainability.
Humboldt County produces a new CEDS every 5 years and the county’s current CEDS was created in 2018. Since COVID-19 is expected to alter the current economic strategy, modifications and revisions need to be made to the most recent CEDS. The County of Humboldt’s Economic Development Division was recently awarded $218,000 in federal Community Project Funding through the Department of Housing and Urban Development to update the county’s CEDS. Funding for this project, in particular, was prioritized by Congressman Jared Huffman and Senator Alex Padilla in the current federal budget.
The CEDS is the county’s framework to grow a diverse and thriving economy, outline a plan for regional resilience, and improve residents’ quality of life. To ensure the Humboldt’s CEDS reflects the needs of all community members, the Economic Development Division will host a series of CEDS Public Engagement Roadshows throughout Humboldt County.
Upcoming CEDS Roadshow dates include:
Southern Humboldt: Wednesday, August 24 from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Redwood Playhouse, 286 Sprowl Creek Road, Garberville
Eel River Valley: Monday, August 29 from 5:30-7 p.m. at the River Lodge Conference Center, 1800 Riverwalk Drive, Fortuna
North East County: Tuesday, August 30 from 5:30-7 p.m.at Azalea Hall, 1620 Pickett Road, McKinleyville
Greater Eureka/Humboldt Bay: Wednesday, September 7 from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Eureka Sequoia Conference Center, 901 Myrtle Avenue, Eureka
North County: Thursday, September 8 from 5:30-7 p.m. at Trinidad Town Hall, 409 Trinity Street, Trinidad
Willow Creek : Friday, September 9 from 5:30-7 p.m. at Willow Creek Vets Hall (Ironside Post 9561), 20 Kimtu Road, Willow Creek
The County of Humboldt’s Economic Development Division supports livelihoods and prosperity for all persons in all Humboldt County communities by administering programs and initiatives relevant to the county’s CEDS. Humboldt County residents are encouraged to visit HumboldtRising.com to learn more and share input on economic development in Humboldt County.
For more information regarding the CEDS, please visit HumboldtRising.com or contact Economic Development Coordinator Dianna Rios at [email protected] or call (707) 476-4809.
For more information about Humboldt County’s Economic Development Division, please visit gohumco.com.
CEDS Roadshow Schedule
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It has always struck me that Orick is a missed opportunity. Right there, at the in the middle of state and national parks. Ocean, redwoods, and a pretty location.
I know there are politics involved, but developing it as a gateway/center for tourism…though then you get the gentrification that prices out locals.
Is there anywhere left in California (except for Trona) where the locals aren’t already priced out?
I’m sure it’s cold comfort, but California isn’t alone in that.
I did look up the cheapest places to live in California. Funnily enough, Eureka is always on the lists. Chico, Bakersfield also show up.
I guess if it gets to be too much, everyone could move to Fort Wayne, Indiana. That is supposed to be the cheapest place in the US. Of course, you’d have to live in Indiana.
Alturas 😂😂😂
Was just there yesterday up in the park on Bald Hills. We were joking about how we have an internationally famous park but basically nowhere for the travelers to camp. If anything we throw them out!(the RVs used to park along Big Lagoon but that was stopped). Who is running this shitshow?! Travelling campers come to one of the most famous parks in the world hoping to park their RV or stay in a tent and we throw them out on their way…make them go into town to get an expensive hotel room? They came for a nature hit- not a room in Eurtweeka hit!! We are still killing Orick, every day. But they can all see that fancy brand new Forest Service building ha ha! Paper-pushers who can’t even get a campground w/ hookups together….taking our money every day
I agree there should be designated camping, but seeing a bunch of RVs parked (I’m thinking of Freshwater Lagoon especially, that’s the one I remember) isn’t all that attractive to other visitors.
I always thought it was cool. I can remember my sister and I counting them like it was yesterday
It’s not a Forest Service Office, it’s the NPS.
Whatever industry brings in the most tax dollars, right? Politicians first, and you peasants last. Keep paying your own way while paying Politicians way , crack me up.
I know I’ll get booed for this but I’m not giving my ideas out for free to someone who is getting paid to do just that. Been there, done that. I will say that money needs to come from outside the county not from within, which housing, healthcare, etc do.
*Flame retardant suit on. *
If this gets done every five years, where’s the payoff? We had a diverse and thriving economy once.
Seeing the people involved here, I’m going to guess a big push to house the homeless in taxpayer funded high rises (prisons with no bars) will be the gig, along with all the associated benefits.
Remember; This is Kalifornia, we don’t need to figure it out. The Czars already have their agenda, so just sit back and collect the meager check you have been programmed to believe is in the mail.
Should have let the missile company in. It was on the board once.
Yes- this is a bullshit expensive dog and pony show that once again WE pay for…But it is required in order to receive federal grants so let’s all pretend it means something? Ha Ha Ha! Nobody cares what you say in these ridiculous time-wasting meetings…the decisions have already been made by The Master Class and this is just pretending that the slaves are included…
Well, Farce. The realistic and historic alternative is letting the government make all the decisions without public input. Would think you oppose that. (Not saying public input has a lot of influence, but it does and has had some).
Actually this the first public meeting announced. The decisions in the past have been hush hush.. Most of the public have no idea the role of this government entity. They are responsible for bringing in Grants, State & Federal money to be distributed to all sectors of the county including Southern Humboldt and responsible for following Laws to employ All ages, all genders, nationalities, and those with disabilities.
They have failed to employ and empower a diverse economy, small business and have primarily focused on Cannabis!!! And as a result we have business’s shutting their doors, foreclosures, long-term residents filing Bankruptcy, leaving the area and lets not forget the drug addiction plaguing our communities!
How about have a Cannabis Permit Program that encourages the small local family growers over the mega-operators run by out-of-state mega-wealthy investors? Oh wait- Too Late!! Thanks for the corruption, graft and illegal backroom deals, Stupervisors!!
Sawmills?
You have a point if we consider incentivising small local mills like the Tosten or Whitethorn ones. And, in using the same argument in advocating for small farmers, local mills could bring many benefits. Then….. if the county will wake up to the opportunity, ‘sustainably harvested in Humboldt county’ would be a marketing opportunity.
It should start with cleaning up a bit. It’s all over Humboldt, but Eureka and Arcata are ruled by transient druggies trashing everything they come near. Law enforcement can’t do much because of the scumbags in charge (also often druggies) that won’t allow these people to remain behind bars. Clean it up and businesses are more likely to prosper and there will be more jobs. Leave it trashed and there’s no way to improve it. Also, crack down on illegals. Send them home.
crack down on illegals ? won’t be anybody left….
Stop worrying about constant growth and start concentrating on improving the quality of life for we who live here now. Improve infrastructure. Fix our floundering hospitals. Fix our schools. Stop paying extravagant salaries to moron bureacrats.
Growth is the enemy. Growth is killing us.
Only growth in this state is in the government
For Southern Humboldt, what about water. Everyone dismisses the elephant in the room. And i.e. GSD leaks 14 to 17 million gallons of water each year, how about fixing their leaking infrastructure and storage issues first? And even if you fix all the leaks and stop all the water thief, the river cannot support the development everyone wants. Water should be the first on the list, is development sustainable with low river flows? And how will that development adversely effect the river and environment? This cannot be an argument of the greater good, just because you don’t live in the river!
Have you been to Las Vegas…?
Your point? The SHCHD and its development plan will max out water use in Garberville from the SF Eel, i.e. new hospital and new hospital staff housing, let alone any other existing or future development!
LOWER THE COST OF ENERGY
Affordable housing for lower income folks.
Problems solved.
Sell river sediment.
Ship it by barge out of Humboldt Bay.
Let’s start with quit pretending the offshore wind project will be good for the county. Only a few will be enriched, while the rest of us and our environment pay the real costs. It’s complete propaganda.