Category: Board of Supervisors
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Bar O Boys Ranch. What’s Going On?
By Roger Gitlin – EYE ON DEL NORTE – December 14, 2021 Located on 199, four plus years ago, Del Norte County closed the six decade-old boys Juvenile probation camp 32 miles of Crescent City. The good work performed by kids and Staff is unquestionable. 602 Wards (Juvenile offenders) aged 13-18 were Court-ordered to Bar…
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Board Of Supervisors December 14, 2021 Meeting
By Linda Sutter – December 14, 2021 Discussion about the Cannabis Tax. Currently, the County receives about $60,000 from the Cannabis Tax. Supervisor Valery Starkey recognized that was quite high for one business to fork out that kind of money. The rest of the Supervisors seemed to think nothing of it. In fact, Robert Derego…
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America The Beautiful?
By Roger Gitlin – EYE ON DEL NORTE – December 2, 2021 Our travels across the country show us a truly beautiful view of America… but not everywhere. Here are some of my observations: As we traveled from the Golden State to our destination in Arkansas for Thanksgiving, Angie and I visited Texas, Oklahoma and…
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WHO CARES? I CARE
Opinion Piece By Linda Sutter – November 28, 2021 Back in the days when I worked as a Correctional Officer, I can remember getting a new job that required counting the inmates throughout the night. It is a rule that inmates’ windows and cell doors be free from covering because you must be able to…
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TRIPILCATES FATAL FLAWS
By Linda Sutter – November 14, 2021 Triplicate reporter Diana Bosetti writes to divide and Conquer. November 12, 2021, Diana Bosetti writes an article, “Counties looking how to handle outbursts.” In her halfwit written article, she brings up the fact that third district Supervisor, Chris Howard who spent public money to attend a CSAC meeting…
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SUPERVISOR SHORT IS SHORT SIGHTED
By Linda Sutter – November 9, 2021 Just when I thought Supervisor Short redeemed himself by taking the lead in discussion on redistricting, his courage must have disappeared when he discovered taking Public Money required knowledge he does not have access to. Agenda items 28 and 31 discussion on whether the county should pay a…
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FOLLOW-UP ON BOS DOG AND PONY SHOW
By Roger Gitlin -EYE ON DEL NORTE – November 10, 2021 At Tuesday’s November 9th Del Norte County Board of Supervisors meeting, the Dog and Pony Show ended on a positive note. The Public did not end up on the SHORT end of the stick.1st District Supervisor Darrin Short introduced an item which called for…
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THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WANTS TO SPEND $70,000 FOR WHAT?
Opinion Piece By Linda Sutter – November 6, 2021 On November 9th, 2021 at 10:00 a.m in the chambers agenda item #28 states the following: Contingent on Board approval on item #31 on today’s agenda (November 09, 2021) by a 4/5ths vote, approve and adopt Budget Transfer #11-01 in the amount of $70,000.00 for FY…
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Dr. Stutz’s Traveling Road Show
By Samuel Strait, Reporter at Large – October 27, 2021 In a recent version of Dr. Stutz’s Traveling Road Show, we were regaledwith all the reasons why the mask mandate would not be suspended. Thereis a solution, however; get rid of Stutz. The County could save abunch of money by just letting the Centers for…
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Do we EVER learn our lessons?
By Roger Gitlin – EYE ON DEL NORTE – October 5, 2021 Pictured are Del Norte County Public Health Officer Aaron Stutz, and former Chief Administrative Officer (the tail wags the dog) Jay Sarina. Though Howard, a resident of Hiouchi, was not yet on the Board, he was running unopposed for the District 3 Supervisor…