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Board approves partial Williamson Act cancellation to transfer land to BLM while keeping house on tax roll
Summary
Supervisors approved a plan to remove a 4.36-acre parcel containing a house from a 77-acre Williamson Act preserve so the remainder can transfer to the Bureau of Land Management for habitat protection; the partial cancellation triggers a county penalty estimate of about $68,750, discussed at the meeting.
The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors on May 12 approved a general-plan amendment, zone reclassification and partial cancellation of a Williamson Act contract for the Westfall Agricultural Preserve near the Headwaters Forest Reserve, enabling the larger parcel's transfer to the Bureau of Land Management while keeping a 4.36-acre house parcel in private hands.
Save the Redwoods League, which bought the property in 2016 with the intention of dedicating most of it to the BLM for habitat protection and public access, asked the county to reclassify a small inholding that contains a 1,200-square-foot remodeled house and barn so the structure could remain on the tax roll and be sold to a private buyer rather than demolished…
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