The County of Lake Health Services has lifted the boil water advisory for those using private intakes in the southern half of Clear Lake. The advisory was issued in response to a sewage overflow incident on Burns Valley Road in Clearlake. Officials said they’ve been monitoring the water quality and have found that through their clean up efforts they’ve been able to reduce the risk of exposure to harmful bacteria in the water. If you have any questions about the safety of your water supply, you can contact the County of Lake Health Services office during normal business hours.
If you’re new to Lake County, or have moved since the last election, time is running out to update your voter registration. The deadline to register is Midnight on Tuesday, February 20th. You’ll also need an update if your name has changed. Officials said in a press release that voting materials like sample ballots and vote by mail ballots will not be forwarded, they will just be returned to the registrar by the post office. If you miss the deadline, you can still vote in the Primary Election on March 5th. You’ll have to go to the Lake County Registrar of Voters office at 325 North Forbes Street in Lakeport and cast a conditional provisional ballot in person. You’ll have from February 21st until 8pm on election day to do that. You can find voter registration forms at most local post offices, libraries, city office buildings, and the chamber of commerce. You can also do it online at RegistertoVote.ca.gov
Ukiah VFW Post 1900 will be holding a breakfast fundraiser this Saturday. Food will be served from 8am to noon at the Veterans Memorial Hall on Seminary Avenue in Ukiah. Redwood Empire Lions Club volunteers and Big Earl’s BBQ & Catering will be serving up the food. Breakfast costs 10 dollars and all proceeds will go to help our local veterans, maintain flags at Ukiah Cemetery, student scholarships and many other VFW supported projects.
Lake County residents can expect more rain this week, with a larger storm headed our way this weekend. A rainy Valentine’s Day is forecast, with the National Weather Service saying high winds and the chance of more flooding will be back by Saturday. The Climate Prediction Center is calling for heavy rains across the state with snow in the higher elevations between Saturday and next Wednesday.
The Lakeport City Council has announced a special meeting today at 6pm. The meeting will be held in the council chambers at Lakeport City Hall and will be open to the public. The meeting will also be available on Zoom. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss and adopt an emergency declaration for the winter storms that came through this month. You can email your comments to be read at the meeting by 3 o’clock today to virtualhost@cityoflakeport.com.
California Highway Patrol are investigating a deadly crash on State Route 20. It happened just before 6:30 yesterday morning when a man from Ukiah tried to pass a vehicle in a Nissan Frontier just east of Witter Springs Road. His car hit a Prius head on in the oncoming lane. The driver of the Prius and 2 passengers from the Frontier were killed in the crash. The driver of the Frontier and a third passenger suffered major injuries. CHP reported the driver of the Frontier was arrested on charges of DUI before he was airlifted to a local hospital. The names of the victims have not been released. CHP continues to investigate.
If you are worried about losing your land line, you can have your voice heard at upcoming public forums in Ukiah. The California Public Utilities Commission is holding several forums around the state to get your input on the recent proposal from AT&T to stop providing land line services. According to a news release, at least one representative from AT & T will be at the forum to answer questions. The in person forum in Ukiah will be held at the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors office on Low Gap Road – room 1070. The forums are scheduled for February 22nd at 2pm and 6pm. If you can’t make it, there will also be a virtual forum on March 19th. You can also leave your comments, find instructions for the virtual forum, and get more information at the CPUC’s website.
