Shasta County board discusses chemtrails and appoints new trustee

The Shasta County Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday sparked debate over the controversial topic of chemtrails.

Board Chair Kevin Crye said he invited Redding-based “Geoengineering Watch” to the meeting after three young children in Shasta County were diagnosed with a rare form of cancer.

“The air quality here is definitely different, “said Crye. “I have lived here since the late 70s and it is different. Even our blue skies aren’t as blue.”

This was the first time since 2014 that the organization, which claims jets are spraying aluminum in the skies, was invited to speak.

“Why no disclosure? Because there is a federal gag order, an illegal federal gag order on the Nation’s weathermen, National Weather Service and NOA,” said one member of the Geoengineering Watch. “Why in the world would you gag the weathermen if you didn’t have something very big to hide?”

The meeting drew reactions from both supporters and opponents of Dane Wigington, a prominent figure in the geoengineering debate.

“You are losing the opportunity to focus on the priorities in the county… Mental health treatment, homelessness, public safety,” Wigington said. “This [chemtrail risk] is highly, highly, highly unlikely to be true.”

“This is not a conspiracy,” said another speaker at the meeting. “And by the way, conspiracy theorists are running out of conspiracies because they are actually being proven right over time.”

In other business, the board appointed Ted Lidie, a veteran and firearms instructor, to the Shasta Mosquito and Vector Control District Board of Trustees. Lidie was chosen over Philip Cramer, an environmental scientist who has served on the board for four years.

“As a lifelong naturalist and conservationist, along with my experience in education, I would find it a very gratifying way to add my voice to steering an organization of such importance,” said Lidie.

Additionally, the board voted to limit the Elections Commission to 10 annual meetings during an election year and four meetings in a non-election year, while also increasing the number of commission members.