Tabitha Soden Mad River Union TRINIDAD – Three years in the making, Trinidad’s proposed ordinance regulating vacation rentals was once again before the Trinidad City Council at a recent meeting. Trinidad City Council discussed the Vacation Dwelling Unit (VDU) ordinance, first proposed in 2011, at its April 9 meeting and listened to concerns from owners…
Trinidad Blamed For Failing To Protect Sacred Village
Jack Durham Mad River Union TRINIDAD – A lawsuit against the City of Trinidad claiming it failed to protect an ancient Indian village may go to trial later this year. The lawsuit stems from the illegal cutting of trees and vegetation three and a half years ago at the Tsurai Village, a 12.5 acre archaeological…
Trinidad May Get Plug-ins For Electric Cars
Benjamin Fordham Mad River Union TRINIDAD – The Trinidad City Council met Dec. 11 to discuss several agenda items, including the appointment of a new Planning Commissioner, the status of the citizen’s Law Enforcement Committee, and the possibility of adding an electric car plug-in station somewhere inside city limits. The council was also treated to…
Illuminating exhibit focuses on Trinidad Head lighthouse
Patti Fleschner Trinidad Tidings Trinidad Museum’s current exhibits include “Trinidad Lighthouse 1871-Today” in the Photography Room. Photographs of early lighthouse keepers, the Victorian lighthouse keeper’s residence (torn down in 1961), the 1898 Bell House, which is the last one still standing on the West Coast, and the Fresnel lens tell the story of the light…
Seaside Village Expands Library Hours, Seeks Grant To Study Sea Rise
Benjamin Fordham Mad River Union TRINIDAD – As summer turns to fall, the ocean turns foul and the chill winds begin to blow straight through your windbreaker. The tourists have all returned back to wherever they came from, but there’s still plenty going on in the City of Trinidad for locals to enjoy. The city’s…
Trinidad getting closer to opening new library; Council may approve road project
The Trinidad City Council may approve a lease agreement for the city’s new library building at its meeting Wednesday, April 10. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. at Trinidad Town Hall, 409 Trinity Street. The new Trinidad Library, located behind the Chevron Station at Saunders Park, is almost completed with only minor work left to…
Trinidad council looks at road projects, harbor lease
By Jack Durham Press Editor & Reporter The Trinidad City Council will consider two roadway improvement projects at its meeting Wednesday, Jan. 9 at Trinidad Town Hall, 409 Trinity St. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. The council will consider improving Azalea Way and Pacific Street to bring them up to city standards. The…
Trinidad Looks Forward to 2013
from the 1.9.13 edition By Benjamin Fordham Press Reporter 2013 promises to be a year of big things for the City of Trinidad, relatively speaking. There are several projects on the horizon which look to beautify the city, enlighten its citizens, and protect local plants and wildlife, among other things. The most exciting…