
Shasta County extends local emergency for winter storm road damage
Supervisors kept the county’s local emergency in place as roadway cleanup and repairs from the December 2025 storms continued.
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Supervisors kept the county’s local emergency in place as roadway cleanup and repairs from the December 2025 storms continued.

Supervisors are being asked to hold a public hearing and adopt annual parcel-charge reports for the county’s Permanent Road Division zones.

A June 30 policy package would update county rules for cybersecurity, cloud review, vendor access, digital content, signatures and records retention.

The board signed onto AB 2604, while also taking up a separate SB 1420 support item on ballot processing and early voting.

The board approved an appeal for a large outdoor special event facility at 13189 Pass Road, setting operating limits after reversing the Planning Commission’s denial.

The board adopted a public-hearing resolution letting Hammonton Road in the Goldfields remain gated under state vehicle code.

The Planning Commission amended the Takhar permit so paving is now limited to employee parking areas, with the deadline pushed to June 30, 2027.

The Board of Supervisors’ June 23 agenda includes adoption of the county’s Behavioral Health Services Act Integrated Plan and Budget for fiscal years 2026-2029.

The Auditor-Controller memo says Facilities Management exceeded one budget object level and used retained earnings above what was approved, potentially requiring Board action.

Supervisors advanced Humboldt County’s proposed FY 2026-27 budget while weighing whether to spend or save one-time money and hearing warnings that library service reductions are already underway.

County officials say the Broadway Street site could become a one-stop permitting center, though concerns remain about tsunami exposure, access and upkeep.

The county’s first budget presentation outlines a 4.4% spending increase, general fund growth, staffing changes tied to DHHS restructuring and millions in one-time requests before June hearings.

Supervisors were set to consider a climate adaptation capital improvement plan for flood-prone areas in East Linda, West Linda and Olivehurst.

Supervisors unanimously adopted ordinances clearing the way for Ross Ranch Phase 3-5 and Phase 1 to move forward.

The board unanimously backed two fiscal actions that will send Measure D money to the county, Marysville and Wheatland, while authorizing up to $300,000 in Health-Social Impact Fees for a Sutter County-related match.

The board’s May 12 packet includes a code enforcement overhaul study session, a sharp special-events fee increase, budget adjustments, a sheriff vehicle transaction and a renewed economic-development contract.

Board materials show supervisors advancing a voter initiative to replace the 1997 County Service Area F special parcel tax and recommending an Aug. 4, 2026 special election.

A committee agenda would send the annual fee update to the Board of Supervisors, with the proposed rate rising modestly and taking effect July 12 if adopted.