Lower Lake >> Lake County’s Long-Term Recovery Task Force, now focused on the Clayton Fire, will meet tonight, Sept. 7, at 6 p.m. at the Lower Lake Historic Schoolhouse Museum. Fifth District Supervisor Rob Brown and Lake County Administrative Officer Carol Huchingson, coordinators for the county’s Clayton Fire Recovery effort, encourage fire survivors to attend and hear recovery updates first hand.
Among many other topics, representatives from the California Office of Emergency Services and California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery have been invited to speak on debris clean up in the Lower Lake area at the meeting.
Space is limited at the museum auditorium, on the second floor, to just over 100 attendees. Seats will be given first to Clayton Fire survivors. Attendees should park and enter the museum from the rear.
CalHome postponed
The CalHome workshop planned on Sept. 15 to be hosted by the task force has been postponed at this time, pending more information. Through CalHome, qualified home owners in the Valley and Clayton fires burn areas will be able to access loans for reconstruction. Loan funds will also be available to qualified first-time home buyers in these areas.
The CalHome program is still taking shape and more time is needed to clarify details. It will be rescheduled a soon as possible, Huchingson said in a media statement.
The task force is a partnership of local, state and community representatives working together to provide comprehensive services to aid in the recovery of Clayton Fire survivors and the rebuilding of Lower Lake. Meetings provide an opportunity for fire survivors to share their concerns and ask questions of members of the task force.
Meetings are broadcast live (and available for later viewing) on the Lake County Office of Emergency Services Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/LakeCountyOES/
The schoolhouse museum is located at 16435 Main St. in Lower Lake.
