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Del Norte Triplicate moving May 1 The Del Norte Triplicate is moving May 1 from its current location to the Curry Coastal Pilot ofﬁce in Brookings. “Our employees will still be working in Crescent City and Del Norte County, but those employees will work remotely,” said Country Media’s Chief Executive, Joe Warren.

“Fewer of our customers are coming in to our ofﬁces to do business,” Warren said. “As it is, our customers already are placing classiﬁed ads and legal notices, obituaries and subscriptions mostly online.” Country Media Inc., which publishes 10 community newspapers in Oregon and Northern Cal-

ifornia, “is beginning to create a collection of hub locations where we can create and produce multiple newspapers,” Warren said. “In Tillamook, Oregon, for example, we oversee news reporting and ad sales not only for the Headlight Herald, but also for our adjacent newspapers in Cannon Beach and Manzanita.”

He added that for years the Del Norte Triplicate and the Curry Coastal Pilot have been operated in unison, sharing a classiﬁed ad section, production and other resources. Warren said The Triplicate will continue to arrive on Wednesday each week. -Staff

Pebble Beach Drive is Now Open Stabilization fund in both revenue and expenses. The funding allowed a 10 percent contingency reserve in State Assistance. The total funds allocated for the emergency repairs is just under $6 million. City crews and contractors constructed a 220 lineal foot retaining wall to stabilize the bank. All emergency funding is reimbursable. The City, via consent, voted to continue the emergency status until further notice. In the interim, Pebble Beach Drive is safe and open to traverse, from beginning at 5th Steet to Washington Blvd., allowing visitors and locals alike to enjoy, arguably some of the most dramatic vistas along coastal North America.

BY ROGER GITLIN Country Media, Inc.

With some additional work still needed. The City has opened iconic Pebble Beach Drive, from 7th to 8th Streets and to its terminus at the airport. City Manager Eric Wier extended gratitude and appreciation for the public’s patience, City Public Works and embraced all the partners who facilitated the opening due to catastrophic cliff collapse, January 24. The initiated cliff erosion followed the terriﬁc storms of December 2016. By August 2021, the project had grown to a $32.6 million. State Senator Mike McGuire was recognized for helping provide an additional $3.75 million to the Pebble Beach Drive Bank

Aerial photo credit to Gasquet Mike.

Big Water News in Gasquet BY ROGER GITLIN Country Media, Inc

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(L-R) Gasquet Community Services Water District: Shaun McGowan/Operations, Steven Kasmai/Chairman, Donna Zorn/Board member, John Angst/General Manager (not shown-Everett Young and Barry Waukley)

Safe drinking water is coming to the Northfork Loop and Stoney Creek, in Gasquet. It’s a ﬁrst! The much- welcomed H2o will now address springs running dry and leaving homeowners with no option but to purchase mobile-delivered water.

City Going Underground

Since the founding of the water district in 1968, the Loop has never had access to fresh, safe drinking water. Crews have begun digging a 3000 ft trench surrounding the Loop. Some 30 parcels are soon to be impacted. Water from the Smith is now being sanitized for the property owners. A $2 million grant from the California Department of Water Resources is funding the grant. The buy-in is $4600 per parcel. Water users can expect their faucets to release the clean water by early June.

County’s Number Two Arrested for Alleged Felony DUI BY ROGER GITLIN Country Media, Inc.

City photo of new CCPD officer Garrett Shannon. BY ROGER GITLIN Country Media, Inc

The City has adopted Ordinance 854 amending City aesthetics and placing utilities in a special district, underground on Front and K Streets. The Ordinance is timely as credits from both the City and County will expire June 8, 2025 per the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). Rule 20 was established in 1967 by the CPUC allowing local governments to improve the aesthetics of the community. Rule 20A required each electric utility to allocate “work credits”

City photo of underground utilities district to local governments for the purposes of future underground projects. These “work credits” may be accessed through a deﬁned process that can include the placement of all utilities underground and out of sight. After passing today’s Ordinance allowing the City to access

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$2.4 million from the County, in preparation of Front Street becoming the new Cultural Gateway and Front St. Beautiﬁcation project Staff has been utilizing these funds for the project. Approximately $394,000 remains unspent from the $2.8 million in

City coffers. The City has requested and will receive all work credits for the soon to expire Del Norte County Rule 20 “work credits” after supervisors unanimously approved the transfer at the TuesPlease see UNDERGROUND Page 3

Randolph (Randy) Hooper of Crescent City, age 44, was arrested on alleged felony driving under the inﬂuence hit and run incident over the weekend. Hooper is the Assistant Chief Administrative Ofﬁcer for Del Norte County. The CHP made the arrest on early April 20 Easter Sunday morning shortly after midnight, on Hwy 101. The felony is VC 2001 Hit and Run involving a death or injury. The injury is reportedly minor. Suspect blew a .08 alcohol level according to CHP report. Additional misdemeanor charges of DUI for violation of 23153 (a) and (b) were also charged. Hooper was booked into the jail and posted bond on all three charges.

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