Hemmingsen to retire from Board of Supervisors

“It’s time for somebody else to step up.”

That’s the conclusion reached by Gerry Hemmingsen, chairman of the Del Norte County Board of Supervisors, when declining to seek another term of office serving District 4. His current term expires at the end of the year, completing 16 years as on the board.

Four candidates have filed papers to fill the seat that Hemmingsen will vacate. They include Harbor commissioner Brian Stone, Patty Adams, Joey Borges and Margaret Sargent.

“I want to spend more time with my wife and grandkids. I want to scale back a bit. I’m getting old,” he said.

When asked to describe what stands out from his service on the board, Hemmingsen replied, “I don’t like to look back. I like to look forward, I want to keep improving things until my last day.”

Hemmingsen said that “people in the district elected me to do my job. And that’s what I’ll do until my last day.”

“I enjoyed the job,” he added. “There will be some things I will miss, and some things I won’t.”