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FRIDAY, JULY 29, 2022
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Voters in Crescent City will again decide on Measure S BY DAVID RUPKALVIS The Triplicate
Almost two years to the day after voters in Crescent City approved Measure S, providing sales tax fnding for police, fire, road improvements and the pool, voters will have another chance to decide whether to keep the tax. After opponents of Measure S turned in petitions demanding an election, the Crescent City City Council begrduglingly voted to have the election placed on the Nov. 8 ballot. The exact wording that will appear on the ballot will be voted on August 1. While the city council had no option but to call the election, most members of the council said remiving Measure S would be a devastating blow to the city as it rebonds from COVID restrictions and faces an economic recession.
Women’s shelter opens doors to pets
The council also said Measure S is working and the city is keeping its promise to spend the money wisely. “e’re increasing the number of officers on the street, we’re increasing thw number of fire captians,” Mayor Jason Greenough said. “It’s being funded largely through Measure S funds. As well as a lot of the capital improvement projects happening around the city, we would not be able to have these projects without Measure S funds.” Councilman Blake Inscore said Measure S is making a big difference. “Probably every one of us, when we ran for office, had to address what are you going to do about Front Street,’ Inscore said. “We never had the funding options to do that. In this budget, it includes building out two more blocks of Front Street. That’s
only possible due to the revenue that has come out through Measure S. That’s something this community has told me they want done. People have really gotten tired of hearing, we’re working on it. People want to hear you’re doing it.” Best of all, Inscore said, the tax is being paid largely by people who don’t live in Crescent City. “Measure S is not just an extra burden on all of our rsidents here,” he said. “A good portion of that is paid by people who come here. Everybody is paying into this through Measure S, not just people who live in the city limits. You can guarantee every penny that’s paid into it stays right here. What other tax can you say that for? We’re doing what we’ve been asked to do.” Greenough said after the mandated 49 signatures were
approved, the council had no choice but to let voters decide again. “I for one am dismayed that this is even on our agenda, but the voters have brought this to our attention and they would like a vote on it,” Greenough said. City Manager Eric Weir said the council had to call the election, but he suggested the council ask staff to prepare a report outlining what the loss of Measure S would mean. The council did just that, giving city staff 30 days to produce a report outlining what would be lost if the sales tax was repealed. Weir said some of the things being paid for through Measure S funds include body cameras for all police, cameras mounted in all police cars, new police officers, two full-time paid fire
Harrington House recently received a grant from Pacific Power that has enabled them to upgrade the pet area it offers to domestic violence abuse victims who seek shelter. Harrington House is one of the only shelters that accepts pets in Northern California, helping to provide accessibility to more people, especially those who don’t want to leave their pets behind. By accepting pets, Del Norte County’s only domestic violence shelter makes it easier for people to leave an abusive situation It takes survivors an average of seven attempts at leaving an abusive relationship before leaving for good, according to the National Domestic Violence Hotline. A beloved pet can be a huge barrier. That’s because leaving an abusive situation often requires
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Competing in a 10-team field that included state champions from throughout the Western United States, the Del Norte All-Stars bowed out of the double-elimination tournament with their second loss on Sunday. In a battle of the Great Northwest state winners, Del Norte fell 21-0 to the Washington champions, closing out tournament play 1-2. They opened up with a tough 31-1 loss to the Southern California champions on Friday, before claiming a forfeit victory over the Wyoming champions on Saturday. And all in all, despite the loss-
es, it was a memorable weekend for the Del Norte boys. “They had a blast,” coach Jon Nelson said. “It was a really good experience for the kids. I want to say that was the first time Del Norte ever went to Regionals.” The Del Norte players scored their only run of the weekend on a well-executed Greyson Franklin bunt in the opening game. Unfortunately, while the pitchers didn’t give up a lot of hits over the weekend, defensive miscues cost the team, especially in Sunday’s loss. “We had a lot of errors,” Nelson admitted. Saxon Taylor impressed both
at the plate and on the mound, hitting a double on Friday and adding one of his team’s three hits on Sunday. “Saxon’s a great player for us,” Nelson said. “He plays a lot of travel ball and he’s a really good athlete.” The coach also praised Franklin for making some key defensive plays at third base, while adding that Taylor and Sylas Sampels were their “go-to pitchers.” Sampels also had a base hit in Sunday’s loss, along with Jake Shrewsberry. Overall, the coach was impressed with the tournament,
Del Norte All-Stars enjoy their time at Western Regional Tournament
BY RAY HAMILL The Triplicate
Winning a Western Regional Tournament championship was always going to be a difficult task for the Del Norte Little League Senior All-Stars, but it was a challenge the team embraced this past weekend. The Del Norte players qualified for the big tournament after winning the Oregon state championship earlier this summer and they made the trip to Oakland eager to represent their area well and advance to the Little League Senior World Series in South Carolina.
which he described as “pretty tough competition.” “It was run really well,” he said. “The other teams were great and there was great sportsmanship.” Nelson was also impressed with what he saw from his players the entire postseason, which included winning a three-game championship series to clinch the Oregon state title. “It was amazing,” he said. “It was a great group of kids and they really stuck it out. Even when we were down, they tried their best till the very end. That was great to see. I’m really proud of them.”
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