With a unanimous vote, the Del Norte County Board of Supervisors approved a resolution asking the state of California to give the county a greater say in provisions set to control COVID-19.
Board Chair Chris Howard presented the Healthy Communities Resolution to the board, saying the stateâs one-size-fits-all approach is not working in Del Norte County.
âMany of our rural counties have expressed strong interest that they know what to do best for their communities as it relates to building a safer community around COVID,â Howard explained. âThis county in particular talks very highly of getting away from a one-size-fits-all approach that generally we have the short end of the stick when it comes to the state of California. I donât think I have tell many of you under Gov. Newsomâs orders as it relates to the blueprint and the rollout and impacts of some of our businesses or lost businesses that Del Norte County probably could have responded a little bit