Airport Land Economic Development Planning
Humboldt County
Summary
A $250,000 one-time request for a consultant to plan development of county-owned land near the Arcata Airport split the Board. Bohn wanted it cut, noting the neighboring industrial park can't even fill its warehouses; Arroyo and Madrone argued the county has left money on the table for decades without a land use plan.
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Last discussed Jun 15, 2026.
Impact analysis
$250,000 in one-time general fund money for planning that could unlock lease and sales tax revenue.
The county's long-term budget outlook if the land generates lease and sales tax revenue.
Taxpayers skeptical of spending on planning when existing industrial space sits vacant.
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