Trinity County Board of Supervisors Meeting 11/03/26

The Trinity County Board of Supervisors meeting was held November 3, 2026. Procurement and project updates included Trinity Public Utilities District’s report that it received a $9.6 million vegetation-management grant, expects to spend about $2 million annually over five years, and was awarded a USDA Rural Development grant for a snowcat. The PUD also reported pending applications for approximately $1 million in congressionally directed spending and $950,000 from CalFire. The Forest Service reported timber-sale preparation and implementation, including the Lemonade Spring sale, which sold last month, and a fuel-break deck sale currently out for bid; no new bid award was made at the meeting. The Board also reviewed—but did not adopt—the General Plan update and directed staff to prepare revisions for a later meeting.

The Board approved allocating $55,000 of the $70,000 budgeted for tourism promotion, leaving $15,000 available for future economic-development initiatives or tourism-impacted services. The staff recommendation included $24,000 for the Trinity County Chamber of Commerce, $10,000 for the Visitors Center, $8,000 for the Weaverville Chamber, and $6,000 for the Hayfork Chamber, among other allocations. The Board also supported the comprehensive timeline option for a proposed business-registration program, which would include community engagement and an RFP for a vendor, with implementation anticipated in late 2027 or early 2028. Other approved actions included a county staffing merger/reclassification plan and a financial-reserve action; the reserve amount is not clear in the transcript. The consent calendar was approved, and no contract award was identified.