Candidates' Forums on the General Plan Update
4th and 5th District Supervisors Races

The Healthy Humboldt Coalition and the League of Women Voters co-sponsored two candidates' forums focused on the Humboldt County General Plan update. The General Plan Update will set policies for land use decisions in the next 20 years.

The forum can be viewed on Access Humboldt, Channel 11, and is available online at:

4th District: http://www.archive.org/details/AH-lwvhc_hh_bos_4-19

5th District: http://www.archive.org/details/AH-lwvhc_hh_bos4-26-10

Protecting Water Resources through General Plan Update

 Water Resources Element of the Humboldt County General Plan Update (“GPU”) addresses water planning issues, including river and stream water quality, stormwater runoff, groundwater management, water needs of fish and wildlife, water consumption, conservation and re-use methods, and state and federal regulations. The primary purpose of this element is to ensure that the County’s water resources are sustained and protected.

Humboldt Baykeeper recommends a General Plan Update that includes:

• Riparian and Wetland Buffer Zones that will protect fish, water quality, and wildlife corridors.
• Water Quality Protections that will reduce sediment and pollution in stormwater run-off.
• Floodplain Protection that will protect lives and property from storm damage.
• Focusing Future Development in areas already served by sewer, water, roads, and police/fire services.
• Better Land Use Planning to reduce further impacts to Threatened and Impaired waterbodies.
• Improvements to Public Health through policies that keep local streams fishable, swimmable and drinkable.
• Strengthened Habitat Protections to ensure that ranchlands, timberlands, and natural areas will remain open space while contributing to Humboldt County’s economy and rural character. 

Submit comments to:

Healthy Humboldt Coalition at www.healthyhumboldt.org

Humboldt County’s General Plan Update website at www.planupdate.org