LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – At a recent meeting of the Lake County Farm Bureau Board of Directors, the directors voted to endorse a yes vote on Measure S, the “Save the Lake” tax which appears on the Nov. 4 ballot.

Measure S would impose a countywide half-cent sales tax with the proceeds entirely dedicated to projects benefiting Lake County waterways, including Clear Lake.

The measure would aim efforts to reduce the impact that algal blooms and aquatic weeds have on Clear Lake as well as keeping quagga mussels and other invasive species out of Clear Lake and other county waterways.

“As the manager of Lake County’s Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program, the Farm Bureau supports efforts that keep Lake County’s water free of any substance that might be harmful to residents and agriculturists,” the Farm Bureau said in its statement.

In addition Measure S will assist the county in the Middle Creek Project, other wetland restorations and many other projects that aim to fund mandated water quality programs that are not fully paid by state or federal agencies.

The Farm Bureau joins a broad coalition number of local organizations in supporting the tax.

Other endorsing organizations include the Lake County Association of Realtors, Lake County Chamber of Commerce, Lake County Democratic Central Committee, Lake County Democratic Club, Lake County Land Trust, North Bay Association of Realtors, Redbud Audubon Society and the Sierra Club.

The measure also has the stated support of the entire Lake County Board of Supervisors, Superintendent of Schools Wally Holbrook, Clearlake Mayor Denise Loustalot, Lakeport Mayor Pro Tem Martin Scheel, Sheriff-elect Brian Martin, and Napa County Supervisor Bill Dodd and Sonoma County Supervisor Mike McGuire, who are running for State Assembly and State Senate, respectively.

According to the latest financial reports submitted to the Lake County Registrar of Voters through Oct. 27, the Committee to Save the Lake, Yes on Measure S Committee has raised close to $48,000 for the calendar year to date, and spent more than $32,500 to support the campaign.

More information about the measure can be found at http://www.savethelake.info .