
Redding launches e-permit portal for homeowners to verify home projects before paying contractors
The city says the address-based portal lets residents check permits and inspections on residential work, including HVAC, water heaters and roofing.


The city says the address-based portal lets residents check permits and inspections on residential work, including HVAC, water heaters and roofing.

The board voted 4-1 to increase the vehicle registration fee from $3 to $4.25 and then unanimously approved the air district’s next budget.

The June 9 hearing package puts the county’s fiscal pressure and disputed budget units on the record before final adoption later this month.

The city says traffic controls are expected to follow in mid-to-late June as work begins on the Canyon Hollow Creek crossing.

The county’s recommended FY 2026-27 budget calls for a smaller workforce and lower spending as supervisors prepare for three days of hearings starting June 9.

District directors said they will not move ahead with a 2026 Prop. 218 ballot and instead want outreach work and updated budget figures before revisiting the assessment early next year.

Council members approved an emergency contract and budget amendment to replace a failed Tarmac Road culvert that left access concerns for about 50 homes.

With Advance Redding likely to wind down without more city support, council told staff to proceed on a request for proposals for the Civic Auditorium and laid out operating terms bidders would need to accept.

A public commenter told council that an airport manager changed locks, claimed city control of disputed property and allowed equipment use he said was damaging the site; council asked that the issue return in closed session.

The May 5 vote clears J&L Custom Homes’ rezoning and subdivision request at 4363 Churn Creek Road for 16 attached single-family lots.

The council unanimously approved Johnson’s appointment after public comment and discussion about whether his contractor work created a conflict of interest.

The county’s April 7 meeting packet includes a letter and budget request urging state lawmakers to help cover expected costs tied to safety-net care, public hospitals, eligibility staffing and behavioral health.

The board packet includes two new on-call trucking contracts and an expanded materials-testing deal tied to the 2026 Churn Creek Road and Balls Ferry Road rehabilitation project.

The Board of Supervisors packet includes VMware Cloud Foundation and Checkpoint cloud email gateway subscriptions, plus authority for the CIO or designee to handle related renewals through 2032.

Supervisors repealed an older policy and set a three-year waiting period before the tax collector can try to sell certain tax-defaulted nonresidential parcels.

The board adopted a successor MOU for the county’s Professional Unit, with an estimated $1.37 million in two-year salary and benefit growth and a $370,834 General Fund share.

Supervisors approved a sharp increase in the Cottonwood sewer capital improvement fee and a master plan amendment tied to future system expansion.

The proposed Title 17 changes would add an EV charging definition, allow stations countywide unless they pose a specific adverse impact, and update parking rules for charger-equipped spaces.

After public concern about quorum, timing and conflicts, the board voted 5-0 to revisit the appointments at its March 24 meeting.

Supervisors are set to consider a resolution acknowledging completion and full occupancy of the 49-unit Cascade Village Apartments project in Shasta Lake and authorizing HHSA to sign the closing documents needed for final reimbursement.

An April 7 board packet recommends approving an exchange agreement that would move federal transportation apportionment into state highway funds.


