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Council hears regional updates: offshore wind match, pilings grant and climate-action planning
Summary
Council liaisons reported that a regional offshore wind effort still has a $4,000,000 state matching commitment, that grant work to remove creosote-treated pilings is advancing, and that the countywide climate-action plan may be housed at RCEA.
Councilmembers reported on regional meetings and grants affecting Humboldt County and Blue Lake.
A liaison to the Redwood Regional Economic Development Commission said off‑shore wind remains under consideration, and that “he said the state had given a $4,000,000 matching, and then they are looking at backfilling with the federal government's taken away,” referencing regional funding maneuvers to support the project. The liaison added that the Harbor District has been advocating to keep related work in Humboldt County. Members also reported that pilings in the bay with creosote contamination may be eligible for grant-funded removal and that regional climate-action planning work is being coordinated through RCEA (Railroad Coast Energy Authority).
Councilmembers urged that staff and liaison representatives bring presentations to inform the public about the climate-action planning process and the implications of regional grant decisions.
