Jacqueline Debets resigns and moves to Auburn?

Two reliable sources indicate that Jacqueline Debets, County's Economic Development Director has resigned and is moving to Auburn.

Stay tuned for more. I will update this post. Awaiting a call back from Ms. Debets.

At 10:30 today, I spoke with Ms. Debets. She did confirm she has a new job with the Community Development agency for the County of Placer. She will be working on a property near the Sunset area intended to be an industrial park, she said. "I will be the lead working with developers" to obtain financing and develop infrastructure.

Her last day is August 14.

"Humboldt County is my home. I am a fifth generation native. I will always love it. Humboldt County has been very good to me. I have been able to do some wonderful work. There is a lot in the works right now. The staff here will pick it up. We need a team to go after grants again, as they are available. It takes a lot of energy and vision to go after grants; not just go after money, but grants that fit the need of our comunity."

"There needs to be colloboration with the Prosperity Center. The City of Eureka has stepped up to economic development in a meaningful way."

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