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McKinleyville CAT seeks coordinated Hiller Road improvements, will draft letter to Humboldt County supervisors
Summary
At its April 28 meeting, the McKinleyville Municipal Advisory Committee's Committee for Active Transportation heard a presentation urging a corridor-wide Hiller Road safety and sidewalk plan; members agreed Bonnie Oliver and Kathleen Clark will draft a letter to the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors before its May 12 meeting.
On April 28, 2026, the McKinleyville Municipal Advisory Committee's Committee for Active Transportation (CAT) heard a presentation urging a coordinated, corridor-wide approach to improvements along Hiller Road and agreed to draft a letter to the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors ahead of the board's May 12 meeting.
Emma Haskett, representing Humboldt Commons, told the committee that a corridor plan would be preferable to piecemeal fixes, and she laid out proposed upgrades including road widening, sidewalk installation, and safer intersections with special emphasis on the Nursery Way crossing.
The meeting record shows the committee discussed phasing the project to manage cost and construction impacts, with a proposed Phase 1 from the west end to Nursery Way and Phase 2 from Nursery Way to Central Avenue. Members raised concerns that incremental work could leave incomplete bike lanes and long-term safety gaps.
Committee members Bonnie Oliver and Kathleen Clark agreed to draft and send a letter to the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors to press for a coordinated Hiller Road plan; the committee did not record a formal vote on that direction. The meeting notes do not specify a mover, second, or individual vote tallies for the agenda or minutes approvals earlier in the session.
The committee asked staff to follow up with Public Works on design options and potential funding sources and to return with more detailed cost and timeline information in a future meeting. The CAT also discussed enabling Zoom access for public participation in upcoming meetings.
The committee's next proposed meeting is May 13, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. at Grace Good Shepherd Church (pending the church's approval).
