There were some new faces at our meeting so introductions were made. Lonnie's Accassion Station and Doctor Detail - Vehicle Detailing donated two raffle prizes.
Denise Rushing: PGE funds coming back to county
Nice Marina RFQ and Proposal being reviewed by our own tony Barthel
Lucerne Castle proposal for community use
Upperlake Parking now available in the back of Dr. Office
Gary Lewis shared a document titled Disaster Ready People for a Disaster America with monthy activities to prepare for one.
Alpine Festival sign up for volunteers passed around
Upper Lake Council needs help with Wild West Days
Brent Siemer Guest Speaker
Roots in Sonoma, Mendocino, and Lake County but he is here to stay. He worked himself up from a road crew worker to superviser. He likes to think outside the box by looking at problems as lots of opportunities.
Right now he is a one-man show in his office with a $5 million annual budget then special projects money flows in so it is around $155 per running road or 1/4% goes back to roads a year.
Current projects: Road improvements using Permazyne which adheres to the natural soil in dirt roads around the county to make a durable surface that lasts around 12 years; a trail bridge connecting Upper Lake to Rodman Slough; making bike lanes; Clearlake Oaks Keyes area sidewalks. He works closely with Caltrans and other funding sources suck as sale tax, property tax, and DMV. There is a traffic calming plan for hwy 20 that will be funded by federal monies.
His job is complicated due to funding shortages, dealing with aging calverts, bridges, transit pullouts, and roads. Even though we are the poster child for failed roads, this is understandable as our infrastructure was never meant to be high usage.
Our thanks to Debbie Clarke from Clarkes Collectibles for taking notes this time as well as the photo.