On November 14, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. a dedication ceremony is being held in the City of Redding for the Richard “Dick” Dickerson Memorial Highway. Dick Dickerson served as a Shasta County Supervisor from 1993 to 1998. As part of his service as a Shasta County Supervisor, Dickerson served on the RCRC Board of Directors, and served as Chair in 1998. Dickerson went on to serve in the State Assembly from 1998 to 2002.
After leaving the State Assembly, Dickerson was elected to the City Council of Redding. Dickerson died in Redding in September of 2014 after several months of illness.
With the enactment last year of Assembly Concurrent Resolution 53, authored by Assembly Member Brian Dahle (R-Lassen), a portion of State Highway 44 is being dedicated in the City of Redding. Full details on the ceremony can be accessed here.