Yuba County Highlights Growth in Supervisor Meeting

MARYSVILLE — The Yuba County Board of Supervisors Meeting on Tuesday highlighted promising growth milestones and numbers in 2024 with a presentation by the County’s business engagement manager, Rachel Downs. Over 400 new homes were built for the 6th year in a row, and a roughly 1% year-over-year population growth has been charted, primarily driven by commercial sector expansion. In 2024, 468 final occupancy permits were issued for Yuba County, up from 410 in 2023, but not quite matching the high in 2022 of 587 permits.

Some highlights from the past year include the opening of a new Wendy’s in Linda, the permitting of a Grocery Outlet in Marysville, the implementation of online payments for Sycamore Ranch, a campground and day-use park, and the approval of two cottage bakeries and one cottage tortilla maker. Another highlight in the commercial sector was the amendment of a land use agreement for G2 Energy to continue converting methane produced in landfills to electricity. Downs noted that ecology projects are some of the highest property tax generators in the County, to the tune of $30 million in the case of G2’s project. G2 general manager Mark Barteaux described being extremely satisfied with the efficiency of Yuba County’s permitting process and the work ethic of its employees.

The local closure of Pendola Road near Camptonville was not brought up by the Board or in public comment. Though discussion was initially scheduled to take place at this meeting, the Board decided to delay the item until more could be learned about the road’s condition after winter. Yuba County District 5 Supervisor Jon Messick says a meeting will be scheduled as soon as the Public Works Department gives a firm date for when the analysis will be complete. Messick states, “Public works feels the road is unsafe at this time and expects full failure soon.”