Erin Resner said she has a list of goals to tackle when she begins her term as Shasta County District 1’s next supervisor; but her work on the Redding City Council isn’t done yet.
Resner has the remainder of 2026 left on the council before she takes over the supervisor seat in January 2027.
She won the seat from Kevin Crye in the June 2026 primary election with more than 54% of the vote — enough to avoid a runoff like the one in 2022. Crye beat Resner for the supervisor position by 90 seats in the 2022 general election, after neither Shasta County politician got the 50% plus one vote the previous June.
Now, ahead by 1,448 votes, Resner is making short term plans for her last months with the council, and she has issues she plans to tackle when she joins the county.
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What Resner hopes to achieve before she leaves Redding City Council
High on her list of to-dos for the city is to work with fellow council members to find an operator to keep the Redding Civic Auditorium going “without placing an additional burden on taxpayers,” she said.
Resner and the four other council members unanimously voted not to hand the event venue a $400,000 lifeline in May, opting instead to request proposals from potential operators willing to take over the auditorium.
Also on her list of projects is upping momentum on Redding’s Riverfront Specific Plan. “That process has dragged on for far too long…,” Resner said.
City council members launched in 2023 an update to the plan — a business and recreation agenda for 380 acres of public and private area along the Sacramento River where it cuts through Redding. The plan attempts to balance conservation with road access, and with business and entertainment development, according to the project’s description.
Resner could trigger shift in supervisors’ political leaning
When Resner joins the board of supervisors in January, she’ll likely tip the majority of those holding the ostensibly nonpartisan positions from the hard right majority to a more centralist-conservative stance.
Resner said her first target is the county’s financial health, starting with a proposal for a countywide efficiency study. “…We have to get our financial house in order if we want to make meaningful progress on public safety, mental health, addiction, suicide prevention, domestic violence, and the other issues that matter most to families.”
Her second goal is to help restore an environment of civility and respectful discourse among supervisors themselves. “Healthy disagreement is part of democracy,” she said, “but …supervisors should conduct business in a way that is responsible, professional and worthy of the public’s trust.”
Since the COVID pandemic, supervisors locked horns with each other, county employees and constituents over a variety of issues including election ballot counting technology and controversial appointments like that of Clint Curtis to the registrar of voters’ interim seat. They also battled over following state COVID-19 shutdown restrictions, vaccine mandates and the firing of county health officer Dr. Karen Ramstrom for her role in the shutdown.
Whatever the issues, supervisors must work to restore Shasta County residents’ trust in local government, said Resner, a process that requires supervisors listen to constituents.
Local politicians must focus on practical solutions, and not only tell the public what decisions they’re making but reasons why they’re making them, she said.
Crye did not respond to an email sent last week from the Record Searchlight, asking about his goals for the remainder of his term.
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