Conservation and City of Humboldt sign updated 28E agreement

By APRIL KELLEY
HUMBOLDT - The Humboldt County Conservation Board and The City of Humboldt agreed to an updated 28E agreement during the Conservation Board’s regular meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 17.

City Administrator Cole Bockelmann attended the meeting to discuss the new terms of the agreement concerning Eagle Ridge.

When the development of Eagle Ridge began, a 28E agreement was signed on April 15, 2013, between the Conservation Department, the City of Humboldt and the Humboldt County Housing Development Corporation (HCHDC).

Now that the land has been developed, the HCHDC no longer has an interest in maintaining the remaining ground which is held by the City of Humboldt and Humboldt County Conservation. This meant that a new 28E agreement needs to be reached between the City of Humboldt and Humboldt County Conservation.

The new 28E agreement states that the City of Humboldt will provide routine maintenance such as mowing, trimming of trail shoulder areas and parking areas, snow removal on the paved portion of the trail, tree trimming, maintenance of existing signs and amenities.

The City of Humboldt and the Conservation Department will jointly provide major maintenance such as trail resurfacing, trail repairs, drainage system repairs or improvements and significant tree removal or planting.

If major repairs are required, the city and conservation board will split the costs 50/50 if an outside entity is hired to do the work. If the work can be handled by either the City or the Conservation Department, the work will be done by that entity.

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