Life Plan of Humboldt

Arrived at the podium to speak about the Orick development but was directed to return later when that item was heard.

Board president said the required road improvements total $1.5 million and would raise entry fees by $15,000, pricing out middle-income seniors; asked to leave the widening area as a vegetated buffer.

A nurse practitioner and future resident said a wider road endangers elders crossing on foot and supported landscaping instead of pavement.

A McKinleyville homeowner and future resident asked for an exception to keep costs down, saying she's on a tight budget.

Spoke for the nonprofit building the adjacent affordable housing, saying the extra road cost threatens the affordable senior housing the community needs.

Applicant's project manager laid out the $1.5 million improvement bill, said the project generates only about 8% of Hiller Road traffic, and argued piecemeal paving creates safety problems; asked for the exception.