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LAKE COUNTY – “It was nice to have a say and actually be listened to!” was the remark of one enthusiastic participant following a community workshop in Kelseyville as part of the ongoing Lake County 2030 process.
During March, more than 140 area residents gathered in a series of five interactive workshops sponsored by the Lake County/City Area Planning Council (the Lake APC).
The Lake County 2030 process is intended to establish an integrated vision and plan for growth in the County, which is projected to increase by as much as 56 percent more residents by 2030.
During the workshops – held in Kelseyville, Lakeport, Clearlake, Lucerne and Middletown – small groups of eight to 10 participants were led by facilitators in a series of exercises.
One exercise was an innovative policy card game designed to spur discussion about the interaction of such issues as land use, housing, transportation, economic development and water.
For those who didn’t have a chance to attend a workshop, a questionnaire that duplicates the workshop exercises can be found at http://migshare.migcom.com/Content/10009/Lake_County_2030_Questionnaire.html, under the link for Lake County 2030.
All Lake County residents are encouraged to fill out this questionnaire online, which will be available through April 30. County libraries and senior centers feature free Internet access, for those who don’t have their own Internet. The questionnaire also is available in Spanish.
The Lake APC will be holding two follow-up workshops during April:
April 21, Highland Senior Center, 3245 Bowers Ave., Clearlake;
April 22, Senior Center, 527 Konocti Ave., Lakeport.
Each workshop will run from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., with registration open at 5:45 p.m.
At these workshops, participants will be given a summary of the results of the first five workshops as well as the opportunity to weigh in on a preliminary draft 2030 vision for Lake County and preliminary draft principles for growth.
Later in 2010, the Lake APC will sponsor another set of workshops around the county that will invite participants to comment on the final draft vision and principles as well as a series of alternative growth scenarios for 2030.
Ultimately, there will be a final vision, growth principles and a preferred growth scenario that will be offered as guidance as the cities and the county develop into the future.
For more information, please see www.lakeapc.org, and click on the link for Lake County 2030. A summary of each of the five community workshops is available on this Web page, in addition to the Lake 2030 questionnaire.
For more information call Terri Persons, Lake County/City Area Planning Council, at 707-263-7799 or e-mail her at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
