LAKEPORT — The Lake County supervisors approved the formation of a new road benefit zone in a Clear Lake Riviera neighborhood Tuesday morning.
Residents in the area of Tenaya Way and Chippewa Trail spearheaded the effort to help improve their street conditions.
The protest period closed Oct. 9, and the final tally had 96 parcels for the proposal and 93 against. There were 385 parcels eligible to vote.
The Lake County Board of Supervisors (BOS) confirmed the ballot tabulation Tuesday and established Zone R (Chippewa South) within countywide County Service Area, No. 23.
Owners of each parcel will be charged a $166 assessment annually through their property tax bills.
“We”ll begin the process of getting plans and specifications put together for a project next summer,” Public Works Director Scott De Leon said.
In other business, the BOS unanimously passed a resolution authorizing enforcement of a law approved by Gov. Jerry Brown last month allowing peace officers to stop and inspect vehicles with irrigation supplies in state parks or other resource lands.
“For the most part, because of the nature of the legislation, (it) looks to target the large-scale, industrial-size (marijuana) grows that are happening on public lands,” District 3 Supervisor Denise Rushing said.
The vehicles must be traveling on rock or unpaved roads with equipment in plain sight, according to Assembly Bill 2284, which will be implemented Jan. 1 only in counties authorizing its enforcement.
Earlier, the supervisors authorized De Leon, also the county”s water resources director, to look into acquiring six surplus SolarBee circulation units from the Santa Clara Valley Water District for algae abatement in isolated areas of Clear Lake.
BOS Chair Rob Brown suggested placing the equipment in Soda Bay or another area where algae are “contained and we can just nail it hard and just see if they work.”
Later, Rushing presented a proclamation designating Monday through Oct. 30 as Red Ribbon Week.
Brown read a decree commending longtime Public Works employee Charles Villines, who retires Nov. 2.
While giving his weekly report, District 1 Supervisor Jim Comstock recognized state and county officials in the wake of last week”s wildfire, which burned 300 acres after igniting along Highway 29 near Twin Lakes Thursday afternoon.
“The efforts that were put forth by these firefighters saved an enormous amount of property and life and structures. They performed heroically,” he said.
Jeremy Walsh is a staff reporter for Lake County Publishing. Reach him at 263-5636, ext. 37 or jwalsh@record-bee.com. Follow him on Twitter, @JeremyDWalsh. Join the conversation, #LakeBOS.
