Jack Durham Mad River Union McKINLEYVILLE – Residents are rolling up their sleeves and getting to work on a proposal to make safety improvements to the town’s main thoroughfare. The current phase of the Central Avenue project is to gather information, identify problem spots and get public input. During its first meeting of the year…
McKinleyville May Get Social Services Hub
Jack Durham Mad River Union McKINLEYVILLE – In an effort to decentralize where it provides social services, the County of Humboldt plans on creating three regional hubs, with McKinleyville likely to get the first one. The Humboldt County Department of Health & Human Services may lease an existing building or have one built in McKinleyville…
Support, Money Coming Together For Central Avenue
Jack Durham Mad River Union McKINLEYVILLE – The McKinleyville Municipal Advisory Committee (McKMAC) unanimously agreed last week to join forces with a grassroots community organization to make Central Avenue safer for bicyclists and pedestrians. The advisory committee also got some good news: Not only is there widespread political support for the improvements, but there is…
McKMAC meets Wednesday night
The McKinleyville Municipal Advisory Committee will get an update Wednesday night, May 29, on Pacific Gas & Electric’s plans for burying its utilities in specific locations in McKinleyville. The McKMAC will also hear a presentation from Renee Saucedo about a local community organizing effort, and will discuss a proposed “State of McKinleyville” meeting. The McKMAC…
No McKMAC meeting this month
The March meeting of the McKinleyville Municipal Advisory Committee (McKMAC) is canceled due to a lack of agenda items. The county advisory committee typically meets on the last Wednesday of the month. Residents can email the McKMAC at [email protected]
Central Avenue median strip shot down
After hearing concerns about blocking easy access to local businesses, problems with large vehicles executing U-turns and semi-trucks making deliveries, the McKinleyville Municipal Advisory Committee (McKMAC) voted unanimously Wednesday, Feb. 27 against a proposed raised median on Central Avenue. The committee’s vote is advisory only, although a representative of Humboldt County Public Works said that…
McKMAC votes against Central Ave. median
After hearing concerns about blocking easy access to local businesses, problems with large vehicles executing U-turns and semi-trucks making deliveries, the McKinleyville Municipal Advisory Committee (McKMAC) voted unanimously last night, Feb. 27 against a proposed raised median on Central Avenue. The committee’s vote is advisory only, although a representative of Humboldt County Public Works said…
Central Avenue median before McKMAC
The McKinleyville Municipal Advisory Committee (McMAC) may take a position on the county’s proposal to build a raised median strip on Central Avenue between School and Hiller roads. The McKMAC meets at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27 at the Azalea Conference Center at McKinleyville Middle School, 2275 Central Avenue. The building is located at…