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Howland Hill traffic pilot program postponed • Parks will continue to explore shuttle and non-single family van options. • With the completion of Mill Creek Trail (connector to Grove of Titans), parks will increase marketing and outreach campaigns to alert visitors of the option to access both Stout Grove and Grove of Titans, via the Jedediah Smith day-use area by utilizing the footbridge. This effort will help reduce vehicle traffic on the fragile, historical and iconic route. Parks disclosed a September 2021 study that indicated 600 vehicles per day enter Howland Hill from the west and 450 vehicles pass Douglas Parks from the east. 33d District supervisor Chris Howard reported to the board that 1.2 million vehicles traverse Howland Hill Road, annually. He did not disclose to his colleagues the details of the one-way traffic pilot. The proposed pilot program
BY ROGER GITLIN The Triplicate
Redwood National and State Parks managers announced the postponement of the Howland Hill one-way traffic pilot program, scheduled this summer. The decision was made last Wednesday. The pilot program was scheduled for 12 weeks, starting June 25. In announcing the postponement, managers said the parks will continue to address safety and visitor use issues along the 5.9 mile stretch of gravel road amongst arguably the most magnificent landscape geography in North America: • Parks will install signage on park property to alert travelers of “neighborhood ahead, please drive slowly.” • Parks will collect additional traffic, safety, visitor use and satisfaction data, through a variety of methods, including an on-line survey and park law enforcement rangers continuing to patrol Howland Hill Road this summer enforcing speed control.
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Despite being just a one-lane dirt road, Howland Hill Road carries more than 1 million vehicles yearly from people visiting the Redwood State and National Parks.
Del Norte sophomore qualifies for nationals Board
approves cleanup effort on parcel near Walmart
BY RAY HAMILL For The Triplicate
It’s been a good year on the wrestling mats for Del Norte’s Colton Schaad and it’s showing no signs of slowing down. After an impressive high school season that included winning an individual and team league championship, the standout sophomore has carried that form into the club season. Late last month, Schaad traveled to the Northwest Regionals in Washington, where he placed third in both the Freestyle and Greco-Roman tournaments at 160 pounds and qualified for this summer’s US Marine Corps Junior & 16U Nationals. The big tournament will take place in Fargo, North Dakota, from July 15 to the 23rd, and Schaad is relishing the opportunity. “I’m looking forward to it for sure,” he said. “I’ve never been there, but it’s a big deal. It’s hard to get there, so I’m looking forward to it.” Schaad was one of five Del
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The Del Norte County Board of Supervisors directed county maintenance to clear overgrowth on a vacant county-owned parcel east of Walmart on Washington Boulevard. The effort to remediate this long-standing problem was initiated by 2nd District Please see CLEANUP, Page A3
Probation chief lays out vision Recology Del Norte: More than just trash for juvenile youth center B ROGER GITLIN Contributed photo
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Colton Schaad poses with the medals he won at the Northwest Regionals in Washington state. He finished third in regionals and qualified for the national tournament.
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Jon Perry, general manager of Recology Del Norte, leads a team of 19 employees dedicated to picking up your trash and providing quality services to keep Del Norte County clean and beautiful. Recology Del Norte, a major supporter for “Coats for Kids” and Del Norte Little League, also provides up to 20 per year allsize charity bins applied through the Del Norte Solid Waste Management Authority, for public and private entities to pick up the almost endless trash spewed about Del Norte County. The first of the 20 bins was distributed to Neighbors Helping Neighbors on a community cleanup in Gasquet, Recology is an employee-owned company that has provided quality and reliable trash and recycle service. May is brush cleanup month.
Chief probation officer Lonnie Reyman updated the Board of Supervisors on the impending closing of Juvenile Hall. Reyman reported the three main challenges facing the closure and how his office is addressing those concerns. • Personnel • Programs and operations • Facilities Reyman reported: “Personnel: Primary in this mission is to create an effective team to carry out the mission of the department in meeting the needs of the youth for whom we are responsible. We’re working to finalize this structure of these positions and will be meeting with the union to discuss implications of the new team as well as impacts to current staff. Part and parcel is to provide as many opportunities Photo by Roger Gitlin/The Triplicate
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Jon Perry, general manager of Recology Del Norte, talks about what his company does for residents across the county.
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