Commentary and Opinion by Samuel Strait – March 7, 2024 On Tuesday the 5th of March, the Del Norte County Board Of Supervisor's met mostly to correct a bureaucratic error in the attempt to rehire the former Chief District Attorney's investigator. While it was never made exactly clear, "Why" such an event was absolutely necessary when the regular meeting of the Board was but a week away, such was the case. In attendance were two members of the public neither of which were completely clear as to the "Why", and the necessity of meeting at 1:00 pm, not a typical time for BOS meetings. That explanation and the cost for the meeting were not clearly explained and the public was left wondering what had transpired. Hopefully an important "Closed Session" of the Board made this particular meeting a justifiable expense. The public quite often feels as though there are a number of events that occur out of the view of the public and the "Special Session" did nothing to dispute that impression. The Consent Agenda, indifference to common issues offered in the Public's Comment session, the recent taxing policies established in the County, and the general tone deafness of the Board towards their "solutions" that seem to increase the number of negative impacts on the County's residents. The reconstitution of the Tri Agency and their obsession with Off Shore Wind Power, when both the City and the County have their own elements tasked with "Economic Development clearly seems redundant and not cost effective. The effort to address homelessness through a non profit on County property requires much more than "We have to do something" and "It will give us the tools to address encampments" justifications that leave much to be desired. While the County's "Special Session" itself, does not warrant much in the way of further comment, it is important to let the population of the County know what it is their elected are up to as we may be faced with the same Club going forward.