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Civic issues
Topics getting the most attention in Mendocino County public meetings, ranked by how frequently they come up.
Briceland Road Bridge Replacement Over the Mattole River
The consent calendar included a $530,000 engineering design contract for replacing the Briceland Road bridge over the Mattole River near Whitethorn — a key link for the isolated southern Humboldt-adjacent community.
Covelo/Round Valley Safe Routes to School
The county hired Dokken Engineering for $1.1 million to design safer school walking routes in Round Valley.
Hill Road Bridge Replacement Over Mill Creek
The Board green-lit bidding on the $7.87 million Hill Road Bridge replacement in the Covelo area — one of the biggest infrastructure items on the consent calendar.
Wilderness Lodge Road bridge replacement right-of-way
The county will begin condemnation proceedings to get land it needs to replace the functionally obsolete one-lane bridge over Dutch Charlie Creek near Laytonville. The landowner wouldn't respond to purchase offers.
Caspar-Area Road Maintenance and Fish Rock Road Repairs
The board greenlit $3 million in corrective and preventative road maintenance around Caspar and finalized the award for Fish Rock Road storm damage repairs near Boonville.