LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lakeport Economic Development Advisory Committee – LEDAC – this week will hear presentations on plans to upgrade a city shopping center and designate a portion of Highway 29 as a business route.
The meeting will take place from 7:30 to 9 a.m. Wednesday, July 9, in the council chambers at Lakeport City Hall, 225 Park St.
Matt Riveras, who owns the Vista Point Shopping Center on Lakeport Boulevard, will present to the group development plans for the center, which is proposed to be renamed The Village at Forbes Creek, according to LEDAC Chair Wilda Shock.
Kelly Cox, the county's retired administrative officer, will discuss with the group plans for the Business 29 Route discussion.
Shock said the designation could help bring attention to alternate routes to access Lakeport and its businesses via signage.
There also will be committee member reports and reports on business outreach efforts from groups including the Lakeport Main Street Association, Lake County Chamber of Commerce, Lake County Thrive and WorkForce Lake.
LEDAC advocates for a strong and positive Lakeport business community and acts as a conduit between the city and the community for communicating the goals, activities and progress of Lakeport’s economic and business programs.
Members do not have to be Lakeport residents. Current members include Chair Wilda Shock and Vice Chair Mireya Turner, along with Carol Cole-Lewis, Bill Eaton, Melissa Fulton, Pam Harpster, Christine Hutt, George Linn, Paula Pepper-Duggan and Taira St. John. City Planning Services Manager Andrew Britton and City Manager Margaret Silveira are ex-officio committee members.
The committee is next scheduled to meet from 7:30 to 9 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 13, at WorkForce Lake, 55 First St. in Lakeport.
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