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Commissioners urge supervisors to address courthouse screening funding as county debates security cuts

Humboldt County Planning Commission · January 16, 2026
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Summary

Planning commissioners discussed potential loss of funding for courthouse entrance screening and agreed to draft a letter expressing concern to the Board of Supervisors, citing evening meeting vulnerabilities and staff worries about people occupying the courthouse overnight.

Commissioners spent part of the meeting on non-land‑use business addressing courthouse security screening funding after staff reported the court's screening program had been funded from a designated court security fund that may no longer be available. Director Ford explained the screening the commission currently sees at public entrances has been paid from a dedicated fund that the court recently discovered it…

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