Editor’s Note: An earlier version of this article has been corrected to reflect the correct date of the LATH meeting and includes the call in number and pin for the meeting on July 16.
LAKE COUNTY
COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to rise in our region and throughout California.
During his noon Press Conference Monday, Governor Newsom announced statewide re-closure, effective immediately, of indoor operations in the following business sectors:
- Restaurants
- Wineries and Tasting Rooms
- Movie Theater
- Family Entertainment Centers
- Zoos and Museums
- Cardrooms
California Businesses in the above-named industries are allowed to continue to operate to the extent they are able to provide services outdoors and/or offer to-go orders, curbside pickup and delivery.
Bars, Brewpubs, Breweries and Pubs were ordered to immediately close ALL operations.
These new restrictions apply to Lake County, and more information is available here:
https://covid19.ca.gov/roadmap-counties/
Today’s restrictions signal the State is taking a statewide and regional approach to pandemic response, in consideration of the movement of people and patients across county lines. Per Dr. Angell and Governor Newsom’s jointly issued, “Guidance on Closure of Sectors in Response to COVID-19” (linked above), indoor activities are among the first to be limited because recent evidence indicates “Closed environments” enable “secondary transmission” of COVID-19:
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.02.28.20029272v2
For the 30 Counties on the State’s “Watch List,” restrictions were added to further business sectors and activities. Lake County is not currently on the list. However, it does include neighboring Sonoma, Napa, Yolo, Colusa, and Glenn Counties.
Some may have heard the Governor make reference to Lake County in discussion that included the possibility of adding additional counties to the Watch List in the next day or so. We do not anticipate Lake County will be added at this time, but we must remain vigilant in taking precautions, as regional COVID-19 activity is considerable.
New cases continue to be documented in Lake County. Our cumulative total stands at 121 cases, with 30 active, an increase of 11 active cases since our July 9 COVID-19 update.
County Museums Closed
In light of the Governor’s Order, effective immediately, the three County-owned museums will be closed to the public:
- Historic Courthouse Museum (Lakeport)
- Lower Lake Schoolhouse Museum
- Gibson Museum and Cultural Center (Middletown)
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ST. HELENA
Prescribed Burn at Warm Springs Dam
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit, will be conducting a prescribed burn Wednesday, July 15, 2020. The burn is an ongoing project conducted for the Army Corps of Engineers to maintain the structural integrity of the Warm Springs Dam. The prescribed burn removes vegetation that would otherwise hinder required visual inspection of the face of the dam. Burning is expected to start at 6 a.m. and be completed by noon. Resources will be onsite throughout the evening. If traveling in the area, please use caution.
CAL FIRE Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit will be joined by the following cooperating agencies on this project:
• United States Army Corps of Engineers
• Northern Sonoma County Air Pollution Control District
• Northern Sonoma County Fire Protection District
Prescribed vegetation management burns are carefully planned and must meet strict criteria for ecological benefit, weather parameters, smoke management, and fire safety guidelines. (The planned date is subject to last-minute changes due to those considerations.) When all conditions are met, trained wildland firefighters conduct the burn while monitoring the set criteria, fire behavior, and designated fire control lines. The prescribed burn will comply with requirements of the Northern Sonoma County Air Pollution Control District.
To learn more about prescribed fire and its benefits visit: https://www.readyforwildfire.org/more/prescribed-fires/
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LUCERNE
Lucerne Area Town Hall on July 16
The LATH meeting will be held again this month as a conference call will be on July 16 2020 at 7 P.M. To dial in please call # 712-451-0692 and use pin No. 569139
On the agenda are the following items:
- Discussion on Virtual meetings, pros and cons on various platforms like Zoom or Google
- Update on Lucerne Harbor Project update by E.J. Crandall
- Update on the Potter Valley NOI group removal of Scott damn
- Update on overnight parking at Lucerne Harbor Park
- Consideration of local contributions to encourage support county marketing/TID efforts. Spotlight on Lucerne, feature on gateway status.
- Consideration of Dark Skies initiative, advice county of Lucerne support for the initiative and for Dark Sky appropriate lighting in Lucerne projects.
- Discussion of tax default properties, advise county of desire for tax sales
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