Jessica Cejnar / Wednesday, March 17 @ 12:30 p.m. / Local Government
5 Percent Rate Increase Proposed for Most Recology Del Norte Customers; Town Hall Meeting Set to Discuss Changes
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Most Recology Del Norte customers could see their rates increase by about 5 percent starting July 1 pending approval from the Del Norte Solid Waste Management Authority.
The new rate structure will also require customers to pay roughly $5 extra for a recycling bin that’s larger than their garbage bin, according to DNSWMA Director Tedd Ward.
“It used to be that if you signed up for the current service and you were a residential customer, you got a 30 gallon trash cart and you could get up to a 90 gallon recycling cart for no additional charge,” Ward told the DNSWMA Board of Directors on Tuesday. “Because recycling is costly and because some customers were using it for additional trash, we remove the incentive by charging for the e
Del Norte Graduates To Red Tier; After Distributing 300 COVID-19 Vaccines On Saturday, County Is Tapped Out
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Del Norte graduated to the less restrictive Red Tier on the state’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy on Tuesday, which is good news for businesses, especially restaurants.
But after administering 300 doses during a drive-through COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the Del Norte County Regional Airport on Saturday, Public Health Officer Dr. Warren Rehwaldt said the Public Health Branch is “tapped out.”
“We can’t set up any first-dose clinics until we have a larger vaccine supply to work with,” he told supervisors. “What we have on hand is pretty much committed to supplying second doses, and also second doses for the clinics because right now we’re redistributing to all the primary care offices in the county.”
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
Del Norte County Joins Call For More Local Control Over COVID-19 Safety Measures
Del Norte County has become the latest county to pass a resolution pushing back against California’s “one-size-fits-all approach” to COVID-19.
The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved the Healthy Communities Resolution . District 3 Supervisor Chris Howard, in his new role as board chairman, brought the resolution to his colleagues’ attention, citing the negative impacts California’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy has had on local businesses, especially restaurants.
“Del Norte County probably could have responded a little bit better than Gov. (Gavin) Newsom knowing that here locally we have a pretty good connection to our community members,” Howard said. “Not only those that provide businesses in our community, but also those we serve that work and help to pay the salaries and keep our government services open.”