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SERVING DEL NORTE COUNTY SINCE 1879 Crescent City, CA

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

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Illegal Fireworks Suspects Arraigned illegal ﬁreworks, Willful Cruelty to a Child, Use of Unclassed Fireworks, Possession of Fireworks without a Permit, Discharge of Fireworks: likely to Injure. Mills and Warner were assigned separate public defenders by Judge Cochran, after each declared they were unable to afford private counsel. 14 victims were located and transported to Sutter Coast Hospital. Seriously harmed was three year old William Lupan

BY ROGER GITLIN Country Media, Inc.

The two suspects accused in a series of felonies involving an explosion of illegal ﬁreworks on South Beach July 4th evening, have been arraigned in Del Norte Superior Court, Judge Robert Cochran presiding Levi Mills,33 and Megan Warner,32 both from Crescent were charged with possession of illegal explosives, selling

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Megan Warner

Levi Mills

( Baby Billy) who was transferred to pediatric intensive care in Portland where medical staff over several weeks, saved the toddler’s life. The Lupan family reports Baby B has been medically discharged and is slowly recovering while being treated for skin, lung and back injuries. Both Mills and Warner are due back in Court Tuesday. September 17, 1:30pm in Dept Two.

Should ALL Fireworks be Banned From the Harbor? BY ROGER GITLIN Country Media, Inc.

In the Aftermath of the July 4th illegal fireworks tragedy, nearly killing a toddler and injuring several more along South Beach, ensuing discussion and solutions continue to be sought. The Crescent City Harbor District (CCHD) brought up the agendized item at its recent meeting. CCHD president Harry Adams first words, “ I want to ban all fireworks from the harbor. It’s an accident waiting to happen.” Commissioner Rick Shepherd expediently followed with 100 percent concurrence with Adams. “We can do something about it. There’s only one way

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Should All Fireworks be Banned from the Crescent City Harbor?

into the Harbor and we should let visitors know no fireworks is allowed within the Harbor.” Both commissioners cited imminent fire peril to ban all fireworks within CCHD jurisdiction. Shepherd cautioned vessels have as much as a thousand gallons of fuel on each craft. A recent 2X2X2 (City, County. Harbor) Ad Hoc Meeting at the City Sewer conference room acknowledged the serious lack of law enforcement to deploy during July 4th activities. Harbormaster Tim Petrick lamented, “fireworks is part of our (Del Norte) culture. Changing that culture will take time.” Enforceability remains a quandary. The Please see BAN Page 4

Harbor Commissioners Vote to

Approve Economic Development Proposal

BY ROGER GITLIN Country Media, Inc.

“Crescent City is a failing community based in part to a welfare mentality.” (Harbor Commissioner Rick Shepherd). In an effort to stimulate desperately needed revenue for the beleaguered Crescent City Harbor, commissioners voted unanimously to partially fund a $30,000 Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant designed to attract new business and establish a viable harbor vision. Ad Hoc Commissioners Rick Shepherd and Wes White reported their meeting with Commercial Real Estate Development Enterprises (CREDE) and underscored no Harbor funds would be utilized for the grant proposal in the wake of massive long-term debt for the next decade. The dim economic outlet has been caused by the loss of the arbitration hearing involving the now vacated Fashion Blacksmith tenancy and repay-

ment of the Dept. of Agriculture debt for Tsunami repairs, years back. Debt service is almost $800,000 over the next nine years. Commissioners voted to allocate $10,000 to economic consultant CREDE. With the initial approval, CREDE will seek to develop an effective economic strategy and vision for the Harbor Front project. Managing Director Steve Opp will head the CREDE team as an extension of the Crescent City Harbor District (CCHD). The menu of deliverables is extensive and formidable in developing a plan to turn around the impending consequences of unsuccessful efforts to improve the economic outlook, to address the bleak long-term debt service facing the Harbor and how best to utilize existing real estate to sustain the Crescent City Harbor and beneﬁt the public. The commission gingerly

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Is a new vision on the horizon for the Crescent City Harbor?

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Where Have All the Candidates Gone? BY ROGER GITLIN Country Media. Inc

Crescent City Council

Schools Trustee

Daran Dooley

Charlaine Mazzei, Area Four

Crescent City Council

Candace Tinkler

Schools Trustee

Frank Magarino, Area Three

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