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Council asks for more funding for Front Street delays, momentum is on the side of the city. “Front Street has been the top transportation priority for the city for decades,” Weir said. “It’s always been a little bit out of reach. Now that isn’t the case. We have finished half of it, and we have funding from the council for that next section.” The second section, which is from G Street to I Street is being funded through Measure S funds and some leftover COVID funding to the city. The $2.2 million section is funded. The third section, from I Street to K Street is estimated to cost $1.4 million, with $1.6 million from Play to K Street and the final section estimated at $1.2 million. “This part will be out to bid this winter.” Weir said in regards to the second section of the road. “Our hope is it will be out to bid in January.” Weir said the entire remaining work will cost $6.6 million. “The idea was the design the whole process, and we could begin
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In an effort to rebuild even more of Front Street, the city council in Crescent City voted unanimously to request $515,000 from the Del Norte Local Transportation Commission. If the funding is received, City Manager Eric Weir said it will move the city a step closer to finishing the upgrades to Front Street. The city rebuilt about half the street in 2021 and has plans to completely rebuild the street from Highway 101 to where it ends. Front Street runs along Beach Front Park and is a heavily used street for those visiting the park or coming to downtown Crescent City. “This is another opportunity in regard to Front Street,” Weir told the council. “The western half, as you all have experienced, is in much better shape. The other half still remains an opportunity or a challenge.” Weir said Crescent City has worked for many years to rebuild Front Street, but after a series of
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The Northern Knights Car Club helped the city of Crescent City reopen Front Street after construction on the first portion of the city was completed in 2021.
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Just a few short years since taking over the Whale’s Tail Candy & Gifts at the Brookings Harbor, Amy and Andy Sale are opening another shop in Crescent City. The business owners are bringing their handmade fudge and chocolates, saltwater taffy, ice cream and more to their new location between Safeway and the movie theater in Crescent City. The couple says they are bringing a much needed niche to the community. “We saw the success we were having in Brookings and we wanted to extend it to a new community that didn’t have a lot of the products that we offer. So we started looking around,” said Amy Sale. “We decided this would be the best place
Last Friday was the last day for Governor Gavin Newsom to sign or veto legislation considered during the 2022 legislative session. Assemblymember Jim Wood (D-Healdsburg) is pleased to announce that a majority of the bills he authored this year will become law. “As a health care provider of 30 years and chair of the Assembly Health Committee for the past seven years, many of my bills have a shared goal of making health care more affordable and accessible,” said Wood. Top on Wood’s list of health care accomplishments was the creation of the Office of Health Care Affordability, a new office that will allow the state to analyze the health care market for cost drivers and trends in order to develop data-informed policies and enforceable cost targets. OHCA language began as AB 1130 and later became budget language, passed and signed June 30. “People suffering with mental health issues need access to care and it should be a top priority in any caring society,” said Wood. “I authored AB 2275 with Assemblymember Mark Stone, chair of the Assembly Judiciary Committee, to be a first step toward improving our system by clarifying the due process rights of individuals detained under it with the long-term goal of better and quicker services and care.” AB 2322 will ensure that the building materials used to construct nonresidential critical infrastructure will provide reasonable protection against the threat of wildfire. “My rural community has suffered wildfires, the effects of drought and other natural disasters,” said Wood. “Although some progress has been made on improving residential building standards to protect against
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Amy and Andy Sale bought Whale’s Tail Candy & Gifts in Brookings in June 2020. They recently opened another location in the Crescent City. Whale’s Tail Candy & Gifts offers a variety of candies including chocolate, fudge, saltwater taffy and retro items, as well as ice cream cones and locally-made gifts.
Candy shop owners expand to Crescent City By BREEANA LAUGHLIN The Triplicate
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