LAKEPORT– The Lake County Invasive Species Council will hold a meeting on Monday starting at 10 a.m. in the Board of Supervisors Chambers in the courthouse, located at 255 N. Forbes St. in Lakeport. The meeting is open to the public.
According to committee chairman Greg Giusti, the agenda will include an update to the recently passed county ordinance regarding the quagga mussel boat inspection requirements, an update on the volunteer boat inspection program and outreach efforts to inform the public on the importance of keeping the mussel out of Lake County waters.
Giusti said that he welcomes input from the public and that is why he moved the meeting from the County Agriculture Center to the supervisors chambers because the last meeting drew a standing-room-only crowd.
The quagga mussel ordinance will take effect on Feb 24. Resident boats will be issued an annual sticker and out-of-county boats will be issued a monthly sticker. The cost for both resident and non-resident stickers will be $10. The procedure is that a boat must first be screened and if it passes screening the boat owner will be issued a current sticker. If the screener determines the boat poses a risk because it came from mussel-infested waters or from a county that has infested waters, then it must undergo an inspection.
A list of the locations where a boat can be screened is available from the county”s website at www.co.lake.ca.us/Government/Directory/Water_Resources/Mussel_Prevention or by calling 263-2344.
