Land Use Element Nearing Completion!  

After 15 months of discussion, the Planning Commission is nearing completion in its review of the Land Use Element. At the next hearing the Commission will make their final recommendations on the Land Use Classification section; then they will delve into the fifth chapter of the GPU: Community Infrastructure and Services.  Take a look at the proposed language by clicking the voting chart link below.  Take action by writing a public comment letter or attending a hearing.  

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New General Plan Alternatives Voting Charts 

The County recently released voting charts for the next chapters of the General Plan Update.  After completion of the Land Use Element, upcoming hearings will move to the next set of topics: Community Infrastructure and Services; Telecommunications Element;               Circulation Element;                                 Housing Element;                                   Economic Development Element.  

Is there a development proposed near you?

Developments have long-term effects on  communities, for better or worse. The Healthy Development Checklist is a tool to help residents evaluate a project's impacts on the overall health of the community.   

Read our EcoNews Articles in the NEC Archives!

County Supervisor Elections: Healthy Humboldt Quizzes The Candidates On April 19 and 26, Healthy Humboldt and the League of Women Voters co-sponsored candidates’ forums for the 4th and 5th District supervisors’ seats. The forums featured questions on the General Plan and other issues that will affect the health of our communities, forests and farmlands, salmon streams and Humboldt Bay. Below are excerpts in the candidates’ own words. Both forums are available online at Access Humboldt:

4th District Forum

5th District Forum

Options For Preserving Humboldt County's Forests Between 1997 and 2008, 35,000 acres of Humboldt County’s industrial timberlands were divided up. How to maintain large tracts of timberland, and the jobs and environmental qualities they support, is one of the complex problems confronting Humboldt County as it completes its 20-year General Plan Update.

Greywater: Now A Legal Resource The state of California has adopted new Greywater Code, and proponents of innovative water conservation methods are celebrating.

For a complete archive of Healthy Humboldt's EcoNews article, visit the Northcoast Environmental Center's website.