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Board approves sale of Reasoner Dam; chair abstains

Board of Supervisors of Humboldt County · July 20, 2026
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Summary

Humboldt County supervisors voted to proceed with selling the Reasoner Dam to Safe the Dam Group; four supervisors voted aye and Chair Bruce Reimers abstained. The board approved the sale by roll call after a motion by Carpenter.

Humboldt County’s Board of Supervisors voted July 20 to proceed with the sale of the Reasoner Dam to Safe the Dam Group. The motion, moved by Supervisor Carpenter and seconded by Supervisor Rasmussen, carried with Carpenter, Pedersen, Rasmussen and Thompson voting aye and Chair Bruce Reimers abstaining.

The board did not record additional conditions in the meeting minutes; the motion was limited to proceeding with the sale. The decision was taken during the regular session after public concerns earlier in the meeting and follows the standard motion-and-vote procedure used throughout the session. The sale will proceed subject to whatever next steps or documentation the county requires.