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Humboldt County supervisors unanimously approve road contracts, accept farm annual update and OK $379,835.68 in claims
Summary
The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors on April 14 unanimously approved two county road construction contracts, an application to work in the county right-of-way, accepted a 2025 MMP short-form annual update for BBF1, and authorized claims totaling $379,835.68; no public concerns were raised.
The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors met April 14, 2025, and unanimously approved construction contracts for two county road projects, accepted a minor farm-management plan filing and authorized $379,835.68 in claims, according to the board minutes.
Chair Rick Pedersen presided over the 8:30 a.m. session. Supervisor Rasmussen moved to approve the meeting agenda, and Supervisor Carpenter seconded; the motion carried with all voting aye. The board also approved the April 7, 2025 minutes on a unanimous vote.
On infrastructure, the board approved contracts and bonds for BROS(88) on Iowa Avenue with Peterson Contractors, Inc., and BROS(90) on Texas Avenue with Progressive Structures, Inc. Both motions were approved unanimously after being moved and seconded by supervisors on the dais.
The board also approved an application from Creek Enterprise to work in the county right-of-way to repair a fiber-optic line on States Avenue north of Highway 3; that motion passed with all voting aye.
On agricultural filings, the supervisors accepted and placed on file the 2025 MMP Short Form annual update for parcel BBF1 (listed owners Nick and Steph Bowden, reference #702 96). The acceptance was moved by Supervisor Reimers and seconded by Supervisor Loney and carried unanimously.
Financial business dominated the middle of the agenda. The board approved claims totaling $379,835.68 and instructed the county auditor to issue warrants for the specified amounts. The claims list includes an April insurance premium of $142,668.70, an Emergency Management Fund allocation of $35,000, an allocation to Humboldt County Memorial Hospital of $26,559.50 (listed as allocation and meals), and a $5,000 allocation for the 911 Fund, among many other line items.
Supervisors briefly delivered committee reports. Carpenter detailed recent work on drainage districts, transportation advisory meetings and community food pantry activity; Loney described an intercounty memorandum of understanding meeting with Webster County and other administrative matters; Rasmussen and Reimers reported on localized drainage concerns; Pedersen’s activity was also recorded in the committee notes.
Chair Pedersen opened the meeting for public concerns but recorded that there were none. The board recessed to convene as the Board of Trustees and later reconvened as the Board of Supervisors before adjourning at 8:49 a.m.
Votes at a glance: agenda approval (unanimous); minutes approval (unanimous); BROS(88) contract with Peterson Contractors, Inc. (unanimous); BROS(90) contract with Progressive Structures, Inc. (unanimous); right-of-way work for Creek Enterprise (unanimous); acceptance of 2025 MMP Short Form for BBF1 (unanimous); approval of claims totaling $379,835.68 (unanimous); adjournment (unanimous).
The minutes were signed by Chair Rick Pedersen and Auditor Trish Erickson; no future meeting date was specified in the portion of the record provided.
