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'State of the City' town hall planned in Clearlake Aug. 31
CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The Clear Lake Chamber of Commerce and the city of Clearlake hold a “State of the City” presentation on Wednesday, Aug. 31.
The meeting will take place form 5 to 8 p.m. at the Clearlake Community Center, located at 3245 Bowers Ave.
The program will begin at 5 p.m. with an open house featuring the opportunity to interact with and ask questions to the Police Department, code enforcement, public works, finance, building department, city clerk, chamber of commerce, PEG TV and more.
The formal presentation by the Clear Lake Chamber of Commerce and the city of Clearlake will begin at 6 p.m.
Joyce Overton a city councilwoman and the director of the Highlands Senior Service Center, said appetizers will be provided by Chatterbox Catering.
“The Clear Lake Chamber of Commerce is excited to be working with the city of Clearlake to help inform the local business community about the positive changes being made,” said Chamber President Jo Bennett.
“I am very proud to be the first city manager to bring the 'State of the City' event to Clearlake,” said City Manager Greg Folsom. “We have accomplished a lot and have a lot more in the planning stages and we want the community to know all that is happening.”
“It’s a great time to be Mayor of Clearlake,” said Mayor Russ Perdock. “The city of Clearlake is rebounding and we are starting to see real changes for the better happening.”
The public is invited to attend and is encouraged to come early in order to have time to interact with the different departments to find out what programs are being offered and to get questions answered.
Lakeport City Council filing period extended; large field forming
LAKEPORT, Calif. – The city of Lakeport reported Thursday that the filing period for this fall's city council race has been extended due to two of the incumbents not filing to run again.
The three seats currently held by Kenny Parlet, Martin Scheel and Marc Spillman are up for election in November.
City Clerk Kelly Buendia reported that Scheel and Spillman have not filed for reelection.
Scheel is running for the District 4 seat on the Board of Supervisors and Spillman announced in December he didn't plan to seek a second term, as Lake County News has reported.
Because at least one incumbent has not filed to run again, Buendia reported that the nomination period has been extended from Friday, Aug. 12, to Wednesday, Aug. 17.
A large field of candidates already has formed in the race.
Parlet has filed to run for a second term, with Tim Barnes, Michael S. Green, George Spurr, Nathan Maxman and Ted Mandrones entering the race for seats on the council, according to Buendia's office.
Those wishing to join the race must be issued nomination papers by the City Clerk’s Office. Buendia said those papers are available by appointment beginning Monday, Aug. 15.
The paperwork must be filed with the city clerk no later than 5 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 17, Buendia said.
Each candidate must be nominated by not less than 20 nor more than 30 registered voters. Buendia recommended that candidates pick up nomination papers in advance of Wednesday’s 5 p.m. deadline to allow time to gather signatures and fill out the required paperwork.
If you are interested in running for Lakeport City Council, contact Buendia at 707-263-5615, Extension 30, for more information and to set up an appointment to go over the nomination packet.
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Clearlake City Council agenda includes street spending report, new city seal selection
CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The Clearlake City Council is set to get an update on how much the city has spent on streets over the past decade and finalize its selection of a new city seal.
The council will meet for a closed session at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 11, to discuss a performance evaluation of City Manager Greg Folsom before the public portion of the meeting begins at 6 p.m. in the council chambers at Clearlake City Hall, 14050 Olympic Drive.
Finance Director Chris Becnel's report on street funding looks at the years from 2006 to 2016.
In his report, Becnel said that during that time there have been more than $14.4 million in expenditures on Clearlake roads, with funds coming from grants, federal and state allocations, and the city's general fund.
“Despite our limited monetary resources and limited personnel, Clearlake over the past 10 years has allocated substantial resources from a wide array of source toward the roads in Clearlake,” he said. “Much more needs to be done.”
The city plans to put a 1-cent sales tax measure, Measure V, before voters this November in hopes of raising $1.6 million annually to improve road and street conditions.
In other business, the council will consider the new city seal. The city received 20 submissions in its logo contest. The council held a previous discussion, asked for some updates and will consider the final product on Thursday.
In other business, the council will discuss updating police vehicle markings and review the Community Assistance Loan Program.
On the meeting's consent agenda – items considered noncontroversial and usually accepted as a slate on one vote – are warrant registers; memoranda of understanding with the Clearlake Municipal Employees Association, Clearlake Police Officers Association and Clearlake Middle Management Association; an amendment to a contract with Coastland Civil; and authorization for the mayor to sign a lease termination agreement that was part of financing the city's senior/community center.
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MATH to host updates from officials on fire and mine cleanup projects
MIDDLETOWN, Calif. – The Middletown Area Town Hall this week will hear from the county's new Community Development Department director and host updates on fire- and mine-related cleanup work in the south county area.
MATH will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 11, at the Middletown Community Center, 21256 Washington St.
Meetings are open to the community.
On the agenda is a presentation from Robert Massarelli, who joined the Lake County Community Development Department earlier this summer as its new director.
Massarelli, who came to California from Florida, has extensive planning experience on projects around the globe, and is now taking on the challenging task of overseeing the department that deals directly with the rebuilding process.
Also on Thursday, Bob Ellenberg, president of the nonprofit Policy Holders Recovery, will give an update on debris removal related issues in the wake of the Valley fire.
Ellenberg's organization has held workshops in the south county on the topic.
In addition, MATH will host Stephen McCord, who works on mine cleanup projects around Northern California.
There also will be a discussion regarding recognition for donors to Middletown Square Park and proposed agenda items for the Sept. 8 meeting.
The MATH Board includes Chair Fletcher Thornton, Vice Chair Claude Brown, Secretary Margaret Greenley, and members Linda Diehl-Darms and Gregg Van Oss.
MATH – established by resolution of the Lake County Board of Supervisors on Dec. 12, 2006 – is a municipal advisory council serving the residents of Anderson Springs, Cobb, Coyote Valley (including Hidden Valley Lake), Long Valley and Middletown.
Meetings are subject to videotaping.
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