LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Lakeport Planning Commission will hold its first meeting of the year this week and consider a project to allow for a new bridge over Forbes Creek as part of a housing development.

The commission will meet at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 10, in the council chambers at Lakeport City Hall, 225 Park St.

The council chambers will be open to the public for the meeting. Masks are highly encouraged where 6-foot distancing cannot be maintained.

To speak on an agenda item, access the meeting remotely here; the meeting ID is 814 1135 4347, pass code is 847985.

To join by phone, dial 1-669-444-9171; for one tap mobile, 16694449171,,81411354347#,,,,*847985#.

Comments can be submitted by email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. To give the city clerk adequate time to print out comments for consideration at the meeting, please submit written comments before 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 10.

The commission will start off the meeting with electing its officers for the new year.

The main item on the agenda is consideration of an application from Peter Schellinger and Waterstone Residential for an environmental review that would allow for the installation of an emergency vehicular access bridge spanning across Forbes Creek connecting Wrigley Street to Craig Avenue.

The project is located at 1297 Craig Ave.

Schellinger is proposing the Parkside Residential Project, which includes apartments and small homes on a portion of the 96-lot Schellinger Subdivision that was approved in three phases in 2005 next to Westside Community Park.

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