WORKING FOR HEALTHY COMMUNITIES
AND A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
How we build our communities impacts the health of individuals, the environment and our economy. Right now Humboldt County is in the process of updating its General Plan. This Plan serves as a blueprint for future development in the unicorporated areas of the County. The Healthy Humboldt Coalition has been working to achieve a General Plan Update that promotes healthy communities and a sustainable future. Together we can make a difference!
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What's New?
At the last General Plan Update meeting, the Planning Commission completed their review of the Infrastructure and Services Element and, after substantial input from concerned members of the public, began deliberations on the Telecommunications Element. The Commission will continue discussion on this Element at the next hearing. After that they will move on to the Circulation Element and then the Economic Development Element.
The Planning Commission needs to hear from you! Take action by writing a public comment letter or attending a hearing.
Featured GPU Chapter: Telecommunications
The current chapter up for discussion is the Telecommunications Element. This Chapter deals with issues such as access to broadband services, communications in rural communities, and siting of cell towers and antennas. Check out the policy alternatives for this Element by clicking the following: Telecommunications Voting Chart. Discover more about this and other topics on our Elements page!
In the News
Public comment leads at GPU hearing, new plan element draws praise
by Virginia Graziani, Redwood Times
Posted: 07/28/2010 12:44:49 PM PDT
In an hour and a half of comment on off-agenda items, 14 speakers covered topics including the accelerated schedule, the definition of the term “healthy ecosystem,” and communication with rural areas, particularly Southern Humboldt.
Commission vice chair Ralph Faust led the meeting in chair Jeff Smith's absence. Commissioner Bruce Emad was also absent. Faust broke with the usual procedure to allow dialog between the commissioners and some of the speakers.
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How To Get Where We Need To Go: Balanced Transportation Choices
By Elizabeth Conner
Can you walk to the store for your groceries? Can your children bike or walk safely to school? Are you able to take a bus to get to school or work? Are the streets you drive on well-maintained and efficient?
All these questions and more are addressed in the Circulation Element of the County General Plan which is now being updated.
The goals and policies in this element need to work together with those in the Land Use, Housing, Air Quality, Health & Safety and Energy elements. Balancing our transportation system will go a long way to help achieve the goals set in these other elements.
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