LAKE COUNTY
Advisory Board vacancies
The Board of Supervisors is seeking applicants to fill the following vacancies on the Lake County Building Board of Appeals for a two-year term: One Member for each Supervisorial District: District 1, District 2, District 3, District 4 and District 5. The purpose of this board is to act as a hearing board to appeal decisions of Building Inspectors and the Building & Safety Director. Interested parties must reside within the boundaries of the District applied for.
Applications are available at the Lake County Courthouse, Clerk of the Board Office, Room 109, 255 North Forbes Street, Lakeport, California, or online at www.lakecountyca.gov on the Board of Supervisors page. Please note that membership on the above referenced board is voluntary.
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WASHINGTON, D.C.
Garamendi Applauds House Democrats’ Job-Creating Infrastructure Plan
On Thursday, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA), a senior member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, applauded the House Democratic Caucus’ introduction of its “Moving Forward” infrastructure plan to create 10 million new jobs in America by investing $760 billion over five years. As a senior member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Garamendi will help shape this plan into legislation and strongly advocate for its adoption by the full House.
“In Congress, I’ve long advocated for ‘Make It In America’ policies that will create millions of new middle-class jobs by rebuilding our nation’s crumbling infrastructure with American materials and workers. Moving Forward takes that goal to heart, and I look forward to supporting its vision to deliver better infrastructure and new good-paying jobs for Americans through my work on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee,” Garamendi concluded.
Moving Forward is infrastructure investment that is smarter, safer and made to last – with a framework that:
- Brings existing infrastructure into a state of good repair and enables the completion of critical projects through long-term, sustainable funding.
- Sets a path toward zero carbon pollution from the transportation sector, creating jobs, protecting our natural resources, promoting environmental justice and increasing resiliency to climate change.
- Ensures a transportation system that is green, affordable, reliable, efficient and provides access to jobs.
- Provides safe, clean and affordable water and wastewater services.
- Prioritizes the safety of the traveling public.
- Helps combat climate change by creating good-paying jobs in clean energy, investing in energy efficiency and reducing greenhouse gas pollution.
- Expands broadband internet access for unserved and underserved rural, suburban and urban communities.
- Modernizes 9-1-1 public safety networks.
- Creates family-wage jobs with Davis-Bacon and other strong worker protections.
- Supports U.S. industries, including steel and manufacturing, through strong Buy America protections
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LAKE COUNTY
Winter Reading Challenge continues
Midway through the Lake County Library’s Winter Reading Challenge, champions are emerging. The champions have read 1000 pages each, and Lake County readers have already logged more than 87,600 pages. The Winter Reading Challenge concludes February 29, so there’s still time to sign up and join the fun.
Everyone can participate – babies, toddlers, children, teens and adults are all welcome in the challenge. If your children don’t read on their own yet, you can still sign them up and read with them. If you don’t have a library card, it’s easy to get one by bringing your photo ID to your nearest library branch. If you complete the 1,000 point challenge you get to pick out a brand new book donated by the Friends of the Lake County Library, sign your name in it, and be the first person to check it out.
Each branch library will award a raffle prize for teens and one for adults. The raffle drawings will take place at the end of the program and the winners will be announced on March 3. Raffle baskets contain books and cold-weather treats for adults. Teens get candy bouquets.
For more information about the Winter Reading Challenge can be found at library.lakecountyca.gov under Events. The Lake County Library is on the internet http://library.lakecountyca.gov.
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