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Chipotle Has Arrived!

with cities and iconic brands. We are excited to have developed this project which will not only bring fresh and convenient dining options to Crescent City and Del Norte residents but also contribute to the local economy by creating g jobs and attracting more foot trafﬁc to the area.” City Councilors, Mayor Blake Inscore, City Manager Eric Wier, Fire Chief Kevin Carey and other high-ranking staff inaugurated the “soft opening” in preparation for helping create a a new hub for visitors and residents alike. Patel expressed his gratitude, working closely with the City and Chipotle to “…create a space that positively impacts the local economy and community well-being.” And the food items were pretty damn good, too. Please see CHIPOTLE Page 3

BY ROGER GITLIN Country Media, Inc.

The highly visible corner of the merging 101s at 9th Street is no longer a vacant lot. LRE & Companies, Real Estate Development and Construction, with lots of employee smiles and happy faces, announce the opening of the Chipotle Mexican Grill in Crescent City The City hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony, Tuesday afternoon christening the ofﬁcial Grand Opening of Chipotle, Crescent City which joins 3400 other Chipotle Grills across the United States and around the globe. LRE CEO Akki Patel shared his enthusiasm when he stated, “LRE & Companies is committed to building strong communities through strategic partnerships

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Chipotle Mexican Grill

Paciﬁc Choice Sea Food Sails Out of the Harbor BY ROGER GITLIN Country Media,Inc.

Pacific Choice Seafood and its vital ice plant operation has pulled out of the Crescent City Harbor (CCHD). The exit leaves no outlet for commercial ice to ensure fish catch freshness. The pullout was not unexpected. Owners of the 83 year old family firm blame onerous California Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations over the anhydrous ammonia-based freezing process as the primary reason the company’s moving its California operations to its Charleston, Oregon facility. New ice making technology involves non-toxic Carbon Dioxide. The EPA was tasked with Courtesy photo

Pacific Seafood’s Ice Plant

New Portal Monuments Entering The Golden State Planned

BY ROGER GITLIN Country Media, Inc.

Within the next few weeks, motorists traveling into California will be greeted by new portal monuments from 101 in Brookings and 199 from Grants Pass. Cal Trans Clean California presented possible drafts at the recent Board of Supervisors meeting. Clean California is the funding component and emerged from the Aftermath of the Covid 19 virus. The State funded the $1.2 billion Clean California Act, designed to Remove litter, Create jobs and Beautify California The monuments will feature the iconic dog-leg shape of the Golden State but will differ in characteristics surrounding the individual geography of both portals. The 199 monument will feature the Redwoods, local fauna like Bears and the State Flower, the California Poppy. The 101 monument embraces the magniﬁcent ocean, seals or salmon may replace the iconic bear emphasizing the marine world. The two iconic lighthouses, Battery Point and Point St. George may also be incorporated in the 101 monument. The monuments will be large, measuring 17 feet wide and 15 feet tall. The Triplicate will be assisting Clean California is seeking input from the public on both monuments. After the survey has been conducted and evaluated, construction will begin.

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Proposed draft of 199 and 101 entry portal monuments

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Oregon monument portal along 101.

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the Complete Picture BY ROGER GITLIN Country Media, Inc.

Property owners recently received a slick new political advertisement urging a YES vote for Measure H, a $59 million School Bond item. Proponents of Measure H tout the necessity to pass the School Bond which supporters claim will fix long overdue repairs on the 11 Del Norte Unified Schools (DNUSD). Opponents of Measure H claim the beleaguered property owner can ill-afford another letter on an already-crowded alphabet soup of still-unpaid bonds totaling $25 million. For clarity, the assessments on your property tax bill, Measures D, E, F have been placed under the Measure A umbrella. • Measure A Bond will remain on your tax bill until 2045. The new proposed bond will total $59 million or adding $59 for every $100,000 of assessed valuation on your property. • If passed, Measure H will be introduced and remain on your tax bill until 2060, an overlap of 15 years. Indeed, like anything that ages, repairs are needed to keep up. The community wants to provide the most ideal environment in which our children learn and are educated. Are our children’s future at stake if the beleaguered property owner can ill-afford these new assessments? It’s a hard question to answer. Confusion still abounds on the condition of the schools. The Measure H Committee states an independent evaluator, following State criteria for inspection declared none of the District’s schools were rated “good” or exemplary. That evaluation would not be unexpected considering the 11 schools average 60 plus year old. Three were evaluated as “poor” and the remaining eight as fair. This conflicts with a Facilities Report delivered at a July DNUSD meeting identifying only two schools were labeled as “poor” and the other nine schools as “fair” or above. Are we splitting hairs, here? The independent evaluator’s report did not indicate to the public when the Report was conducted, either before or after the July DNUSD meeting. Without entering the opaque world of word definition, perhaps the DNUSD may wish to clarify what is the definition of “poor” or “fair.” Please see MEASURE H Page 3