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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 2023

Crescent City, CA

City moves forward on tobacco retail license BY ROGER GITLIN The Triplicate

The Crescent City Council moved forward on writing a tobacco retail license ordinance. Councilors, on a 4-1 vote, gave direction to staff to develop a more restrictive retail tobacco ordinance. Voting in favor of a discussing a more restrictive ordinance were councilors Kelly Schellong, Blake Inscore, Ray Altman and Mayor Isaiah Wright. Dissenting was councilor

Jason Greenough. Amber Wier of NorCal4Health presented round 2 of a request to pass an ordinance to discuss the potential development of a tobacco retail license ordinance, similar to the unsuccessful presentation she made, one year ago to a slightly different group of councilors. The main driver of both presentations is and continues to be the growing vaping attraction among Del Norte youth and the charge of the tobacco industry

targeting youth with flavored tobacco products. California voters passed an initiative outlawing the sale of flavored tobacco products to anyone under 21. Weir argued the need for restricting retail tobacco sales is profound. Crescent City has twice the number of retailers vending tobacco, per population, than the state average, according to Wier. Greenough expressed his opposition to the new ordinance

and vowed to vote no on any new government regulation on any business including those businesses which sell tobacco products. Greenough also expressed his disappointment the city did not address similar restrictions on marijuana sales. He continued, “…there are highly restrictive measures already in place at the federal, state and county level. More government is not the answer. Please see LICENSE, Page A2

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April showers bring May flowers

Dutch Gardener opens April 15 to kick off growing season

the ’ 90s Since 2000, Kees has operated at 835 Bertch St. On the corner of Roy, The Dutch Gardener began with just a single green house. In 2014, Teri retired as director of rural human services. Over the years, Kees and Teri have built three additional green houses growing carrots, strawberries, artichokes, tomatoes, zucchini, lettuce, cabbage, pumpkins, cucumbers and assorted

BY ROGER GITLIN The Triplicate

On April 15, The Dutch Gardener opens for the short growing season in Del Norte County. Owners Kees Oostra and his wife, Teri McCune Oostra, celebrate 33 years providing beautiful nursery plants for Del Norte’s unique climate. Originally serving Klamath’s Trees of Mystery in landscape maintenance, The Dutch Gardener initiated its growth at the Farmers Market in

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Kees Oostra, right, and Teri McCune Ostra are ready to assist during Crescent City’s short growing season. Their business, the Dutch Gardener, offers a variety of plants, including trees, vegetables and flowers.

Is water safe to drink from the Smith River? generously used in the discussion. 2nd District Supervisor Valerie Starkey spoke of lack of full understanding and intent of the word remediation. Smith River Alliance co-chair Grant Werschkull approached the public speaker’s platform and explained remediation is the corrective effort to remove debris and potential hazardous material from the legacy mines sites that may compromise our drinking water from the Smith. The conversation about this item quickly changed from addressing land rights for mine owners to minerals leeching dangerous chemicals into the Smith. Werschkull, speaking on behalf of the Forest Service and

BY ROGER GITLIN The Triplicate

At the Tuesday, March 28, Board of Supervisors meeting, 5th District Supervisor Dean Wilson pulled several items off the consent agenda for additional discussion. One of the items pulled called for a letter of support to the Six Rivers National Forest supervisor expressing concerns about legacy mines within the Smith River National Recreation Area, as requested by the Natural Resources Goal committee and the Smith River Collaborative. The proposed letter identified arsenic and copper leeching from an estimated 90 vacated mines, ending up in the Smith River. The term remediation was

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Grant Werschkull said despite concerns, he believes drinking water coming from the Smith River is safe.

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