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Posts published by “Jim Shields”

Planning & Building Code Enforcement Sweeping County

The August 27 meeting of the Laytonville Area Municipal Advisory Council covered developments with the county-wide Planning and Building Services (PBS) Code Enforcement issue, where an anonymous person has papered P&B with over a hundred…

A Cause Of Ever-Increasing Vet Bills

Ever wonder why Vet visits are causing folks to take out a second mortgage to pay for an office visit? Many people consider their pets family, so when a pet gets sick, they will often…

When Doing Nothing Is A Good Thing

The last time we left the Board of Supervisors at their July 29 meeting, they were putting the finishing touches on a pair of proposals to cut their salaries and eliminate other expenses in their…

Salary Cuts? What Salary Cuts?

It was disappointing but not unexpected that the Supervisors at their July 29th meeting, with the exception of District 3 Supervisor John Haschak, refused to cut their budget by 6 percent even though they are…

Former Supervisor John Pinches Remembered At Laytonville Celebration

On Saturday, July 26, Johnny Pinches’ Friends, family, neighbors, and constituents, showed up at the Laytonville Rodeo Grounds to honor, respect and share stories and remembrances about Laytonville’s native son. Here’s part of what I…

Proposed Supervisors Salary Reduction And Budget Cuts

During the June budget hearings, Board Chair John Haschak attempted to persuade his colleagues to implement very modest, one could say nearly insignificant, reductions to the Board’s annual budget of approximately $20,000. Truth be told,…

Cartel ‘Bad Actors’

Back in early May, the Board of Supervisors unanimously signed off on a letter I characterized as a “Hail Mary” imploring “state agencies and lawmakers for greater collaboration from state agencies to enforce cannabis laws…

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