By Investigative Reporter, Linda Sutter – MAY 7, 2025

The Triplicate Editor, Roger Gitlin, reports Harbormaster receives a $20, 000 dollar pay increase making $114,000 dollars a year which was approved in closed session without giving the public any information regarding the terms of the agreement or allowing public input.

But let’s discuss the severe issues regarding the Harbormaster Rademaker. Reportedly, from Fishermans Restsurant, Commissioner Dan Schmidt disclosed that Rademaker filed an unlawful complaint against Commissioner Annie Nehmer. Rademakers claim is that Commissioner Nehmer sent him inappropriate texts. However, this is after Commissioner Nehmer reported Rademaker had falsified documents and sent her inappropriate texts as well as trying to talk her into going out for drinks.

Harbor Commissioner, Dan Schmidt

Harbor Commissioner and Vice Chair, Annie Nehmer

Rademaker is using the Harbor District attorneys to file his complaint against Nehmer which could be construed as a conflict of interest because the current law firm of Best Best and Krieger out of San Diego is supposed to protect and represent the harbor not subordinate employees.

Rademaker also got caught intentionally lying to the Coastal Comission informing Josh Levine he did not live at the abalone shack where two unlawful apartments were built. Rademaker informed the Coastal Commission he was staying at the Coastguard station.

In the meantime and in a letter to the commissioners from the development department of Del Norte County, stated a red tag notice of violation was issued to Rademaker sometime ago and subsequently met him on site. Rademaker was informed any residential use of the building would violate the zoning and building codes. Rademaker assured the county this would be resolved immediately however still continues to reside in this Red tagged building.

Rademaker continues to present less than truthful information regarding the financial condition of the harbor. Dave Negus former finance Director of the harbor recently resigned due to his findings and was met with resistance from Rademaker in exposing the truth.

Mr. Rademaker is a grave liability to the harbor especially if Commissioner Nehmer files a sexual harassment case against the harbor for his inappropriate conduct and advances toward her. If Rademaker is not fired, the harbor could lose all their grant funds. The commissioners are well aware of Rademaker’s behavior and took a position against Nehmer, despite her having documents to back up what she was saying as truth.

In fact during the last harbor commission meeting Dan Schmidt stated in open forum regarding complaints against Rademaker to “tear them up,” and Rademaker an IT Tech edited the meeting and removed the statement made by Dan Schmidt.

The harbor is not doing well. The harbor has a serious issue. That issue is Mike Rademaker.