Humboldt County supervisors voted 3-2 on Oct. 27 to direct county staff to include a Housing Element implementation measure requiring staff to work with the City of Eureka to adopt a traffic-impact fee tied to the Martin Slough Interceptor Sewer Line Extension.
The Board of Supervisors’ minutes show Mike Wilson, Natalie Arroyo and Steve Madrone voted yes. Rex Bohn and Michelle Bushnell voted no.
The measure was listed as a Planning and Building Department item in the Oct. 27 board agenda. The agenda identifies the proposed fee as a requirement arising from a mitigation measure for the sewer-line extension and includes attachments labeled a GEATIF report and a Martin Slough Interceptor Service Area map.
The county record does not specify the fee amount or calculation method, which properties or development would be covered, or when the fee could take effect. It also does not establish what additional city or county approvals would be required. Those details are expected to be addressed through the county-city process directed by the board.
