CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The city of Clearlake is working with property owners around the former Ray’s Market to enforce no trespassing and no unauthorized camping ordinances.
City Manager Greg Folsom said this is being done in order to deal with a growing problem of unauthorized trespassing and encampments on private property in the area.
Ray’s Market has been closed since November 2016 and the lack of shopping activity in the area has led to an increase in the number of encampments on the adjacent property, Folsom said.
The encampments have created a significant health and safety problem, and have created a huge litter problem as well, Folsom said.
The property owner recently provided notification to the city that the encampments are unauthorized and the individuals are trespassing on private property, according to Folsom.
“Code Enforcement and the Police Department are working in tandem with property owners to help clean up this area,” said Interim Police Chief Tim Celli. “Officers have been issuing warnings for several months to individuals who are illegally camping and trespassing on private property and have now begun issuing citations. Officers have also been providing information regarding services available throughout the county.”
“Even though the trespassers do not have a legal right to be on private property without the owner’s consent, the City appreciates that the relocation must be done in a compassionate manner,” added Folsom.
“Accordingly, the city will provide reasonable notice of the relocation and will develop a plan for the handling of personal property that may be left behind,” Folsom said. “Our goal is to get this area cleaned up from a health and safety perspective and reduce crime so that we can attract replacement businesses to the former Ray’s building and help bring in new jobs and revenue to our city.”
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