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Smith resigns from council; Wright named mayor short message presented by Smith wherein he stated that it was harder than he thought but he needed to resign publicly at the meeting “so everyone could see.” He thanked his former colleagues for the opportunity to serve stating that “It was a pleasure serving with all you guys and serving Crescent City.” Smith tendered his resignation on the Thursday prior but felt it was
BY JULIE AKINS For The Triplicate
The annual musical chairs at the Crescent City Council moved some people and authority around and saw one councilor opt out and resign from council at Monday’s meeting on the holiday week. First, the resignation of Councilor Beau Smith occurred with a
important to also publicly do so to avoid any whispers of impropriety because he has officially applied for a paid position with Crescent City as a captain with Crescent City Fire and Rescue where he has served as a volunteer. The application period for three paid fire captains, the only paid positions in Crescent City’s Fire and Rescue, closed on Monday. City
Manager Eric Weir will be conducting interviews and hiring, which he hopes to complete by the end of December. The council approved paid fire captain positions and Smith decided shortly after to apply. “Whether I’m a paid captain or a volunteer captain, the most important thing is the volunteers in that department,” Smith stated prior to
Close to 600 celebrate community Thanksgiving
the meeting. He also said that he had to choose either continuing to serve on council or going for the captain’s position so he opted for the paid fire captain. Smith was elected to the city council in 2020. Crescent City Council will have to decide at its December 5 Please see COUNCIL, Page A3
Council to seek housing grant BY JULIE AKINS For The Triplicate
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Close to 600 people came to the Del Norte County Fairgrounds on Thanksgiving to celebrate with a community meal served by more than 100 volunteers.
More than 100 people volunteer to serve Thanksgiving feast efforts of the Crescent City Foursquare Church and community supporters. Some 110 volunteers donated their time and talents to prepare and serve the dinners at the Del Norte County Fairgrounds. Lead Pastor Roger Bodenstab welcomed all in the community with his Thanksgiving outreach.
BY ROGER GITLIN For The Triplicate
Del Norters celebrated Thanksgiving 2022 with appreciation and gratitude. Just under 600 guests were provided a delicious turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing and pumpkin pie dinner thanks to the
Bodenstab recognized lead volunteer Rena Short for her organization efforts, cited the volunteers, the Del Norte County Fair and Director Kim Floyd, Del Norte Unified School District Superintendent Jeff Harris and Julie Carter Clarke, Crescent Elk kitchen and Sutter Coast Hospital and CEO Mitch
Hanna who helped negotiate prices for the turkey and trimmings purchases during this extraordinarily high inflation period. The estimated $7,500 cost to prepare the dinner was absorbed the Foursquare Church and many Please see FEAST, Page A3
Curtis named MVP; nine Warriors receive all-league volleyball recognition BY RAY HAMILL For the Triplicate
After going undefeated on their way to a league championship in volleyball this fall, four Del Norte Warriors have been named to the Big 5 All-League team, including league MVP McKenna Curtis. The Del Norte girls recently closed out an impressive season with a record of 27-9, including a North Coast Section opening-round playoff victory over Healdsburg. They were a perfect 8-0 in the Big 5, with Curtis playing a key role for the team and earning the respect of the opposing coaches in the process. The multi-sport junior standout, who is also among the best softball players in the H-DNL, has worked hard to succeed. “McKenna is a player that puts in the work while she’s playing a sport and during the offseason,” Del Norte head coach Meagan Curtis said. “She was a primary passer on
the team this year, a consistent server, and was the league kill leader.” And that wasn’t the only way she contributed to the team’s success. “She was one of our leaders on the court and an unstoppable force in the league this year,” the head coach added. In addition to McKenna, teammates Lili Nunez, Reece White and Bliss Blackburn each also were named among the 10 players on the all-league team, while five other Warriors received an honorable mention. Nunez developed into a team leader this year after also putting in a lot of offseason work. “Lili decided she wanted to be stronger and better at her craft than last season,” Meagan Curtis said of the junior setter. “Putting in the time in the weight room and the reps at practice, she accomplished her goals. “She was a leader for us this year, both vocally and in how she
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Identifying a lack of housing in Crescent City as a key issue the mayor and council authorized its grant team on Monday to apply for $485,092 for the next five years to build affordable housing within the city. The money comes about from California Senate Bill Two which attached a $75 real estate fee for the purpose of affordable housing in communities to address California’s significant housing shortage and rise in homelessness identified as California’s chief issue under California Governor Gavin Newsom. Under the Permanent Local Housing Allocation Program cities can apply for funds for building, rehabilitation, preservation of affordable housing and so called “Granny Units” to assist those living in poverty, needing accessibility or people who have fallen into homelessness. The program offers 10-year deferred loans to developers at zero percent interest with an option of loan forgiveness after ten years if the terms of affordability are met. Mayor Jason Greenough encouraged the passage of the grant application saying, “Anything we can do to encourage more production is a positive thing in my mind because we have a shortage of housing.” The council unanimously voted to seek out the grant. The council also agreed to accept a grant from the California Coastal Conservancy for a “Coastal Stories” project which would offer a QR code on signs at parks along the shore such as Battery Point and Brother Jonathon so that when the code is activated a person can hear ten unique stories which bring to life the history of the land and the Tolowa People. In addition a website is connected so that people may hear the stories as told by Tolowa Elders. In passing the grant acceptance the mayor stated that, “This is no small thing, our history matters.” The council also accepted the request of City Manager Eric Weir to test for a potential backup well to Ranney where the city receives all its water. Ranney, according to Weir is in great shape without a danger of failure but given the opportunity to offer redundancy and resilience, it’s worth exploring a second well, according to Weir, which could offer a 14 day water backup system in case of emergency. The test well is near the
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