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Cloverdale organizing regional town hall on Potter Valley Project; mayor emphasizes health and safety focus
Summary
Councilors discussed plans for a regional town hall on the Potter Valley Project and water supply involving county supervisors, congressional and state staff and regional stakeholders; the mayor asked council members to funnel input to city staff to avoid Brown Act issues and said Cloverdale will emphasize health and safety impacts.
Councilors used part of the March 12 meeting to provide an update and discuss planning for a regional town hall on the Potter Valley Project and related water-supply issues.
Mayor Todd Lands and other council members described outreach to a range of regional stakeholders, including Mendocino and Sonoma county supervisors, representatives from Congressman Jared Huffman’s office and staff from Senator McGuire. Lands said the town hall will include speakers from Potter Valley-area groups, agricultural interests and regional officials, and that production crews and multiple news outlets have expressed interest in covering the event.
“...we are hitting 2 main points, health and safety. We’re leaving it at that,” Lands said, describing Cloverdale’s intended local emphasis. He asked council members to provide input to city staff — specifically Kevin and Alex — so the mayor’s presentation will reflect council direction without creating Brown Act violations through separate serial communications among members.
Council members debated the meeting format and suggested limits on speaker time to avoid an overly long event: proposals included a short presentation of local impacts by a single Cloverdale representative followed by regional panels and a moderated Q&A. Councilors discussed outreach methods including flyers, use of partner newsletters (farm bureaus, regional alliances) and the possibility of including the town-hall notice in a future water bill mailing if timing allows.
No formal policy or financial commitment was made at the meeting; the mayor and staff will continue organizing the special meeting and invitees, and council members were asked to send materials and suggested questions to staff for consolidation before the town hall.
