LAKEPORT, Calif. – As ground stability issues continued to worsen at a north Lakeport subdivision this week, some residents were looking at the possibility of leaving their homes.

Lakeside Heights is now closed to all but residents and invited guests, according to a sign posted at the entrance off of Hill Road.

Over the last month, several homes have been red-tagged and served with abatement notices as they’ve begun to slide off of an unstable hillside.

On Friday, some residents were considering if it was time to leave the 29-home subdivision, as they explain in the video above.

Kevin M. Ingram, the county’s public information officer, told Lake County News Friday evening that there were no mandatory evacuations in place at that time.  

“This afternoon due to continued slide movement some residents in the immediate slide area were notified in person by county officials on site that it would be a good idea to voluntarily leave. It is possible that more formal action may be necessary if conditions worsen,” he said.

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