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Ron Rose has a question for the City of Lakeport and the powers to be. I would like to know which individual had the brain explosion that thought eliminating the left hand turn into the thrift store at Dick Seiler’s property at the corner of 1st and Main?
I can remember way back when prior to Dick Seiler coming to town the Mallory brothers owned that parts store and sold and repaired chain saws along with the parts business. I believe that entrance has been there since Lakeport had dirt streets, before they were converted to concrete. The brain explosion became silent when the thrift store seniors voiced their opinion and the idea was dropped.
I still want to know who the individual was that had that brain explosion.
I have friends in City Hall that I could ask, but that decision was made in a public meeting by the City Council or one of its employees; so therefore, it is quite public information. I would like that person to come forward and write a letter to the editor and say I’m sorry I made a mistake without proper thinking.
Please let me know, because this is unfair to the seniors in our community who purchase and donate items to this store. That is healthy to the City of Lakeport.
Ron Rose, Lakeport
Take a look
The BOS has authorized $60,000 for a consultant to improve our county’s image and ego. Lakeport is working on Phase 2 of Main Street improvement and the Lakeport walking trail. Positive efforts, but, to me, putting the cart far before the horse.
A first action, I think, would be to look at our county and, frankly and honestly, ask ourselves why anyone would want to visit the county, the lake, and Lakeport! Then take an inventory of county’s vacation and tourism assets. Outside of bass fishing, they seem to diminish year by year. Try some role playing. If you, your partner, and two children sought an interesting vacation destination, would you consider Lake County?
I am a newcomer. Mary Ann and I arrived in 1992. In the years since, I have seen a change in the kind of things that might attract visitors, and I am old enough to have seen a change over time in the desires and goals of vacationers — augmented by the vast advance in travel itself. Nowadays people like to travel and visit places where they are entertained rather than entertaining themselves as 60 years ago.
Thankfully we still have the State Park and the camping spaces it offers for those who still camp. The vast majority of what used to be “vacation quarters” have long since been converted to rental housing. Largely depending on where you are, and when, Clear Lake can be an asset or a liability. I am sure that the algae problem has always been with us, but it seems to have gotten worse over the last two decades and has had a lot to do with the present lack of lake activity. If you have to stop every ten feet to clear your centerboard, sailing is a lot less fun.
But all is not lost! The county still has some charm, has fewer casinos than red/ yellow/ green traffic signals, you can’t bowl, but you can drink, and if you are not a food nut, you can find good edible food. We are only 25 miles from Ukiah that has more to offer than we do, and we have no railroad to bother us.
Guff Worth, Lakeport
Looking forward
The United States of America is ecstatic about the prospect of a President Trump, Rubio, Cruz, Carson or Kasich after seven years of Obama’s falsified grandstanding and damaging antics.
This realization could just come true for our nation as long as Mickey Mouse and thousands of folks with social security numbers of departed souls do not show up at the poles again in November 2016.
Craig Stankiewicz, Kelseyville
Don’t sell out
If Clearlake allows their water supply to be sold out to a private company, they will regret doing so in a very short while.
A for profit company is not wanting this for the good of the citizens of Clearlake. They smell blood in the water with the growing wine industries need for water and a growing population in Clearlake.
Hopefully the citizens of Clearlake will stand up against this sell out of a natural resource that is vital to all life on this planet. Look what has happen in Lucerne who are now under the thumb of a new for profit company.
Jim Hall, Clearlake Oaks
