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Lake County board approves offers for Middle Creek flood‑restoration property purchases; motion carries 5-0
Summary
Board member Betsy Khan asked the Lake County Board of Supervisors, sitting as the Lake County Watershed Protection District board of directors, to delay approval documents on item 5.6 until staff provided a technical memo and parcel maps explaining why any payments above market rate might be needed for the Middle Creek project.
Board member Betsy Khan asked the Lake County Board of Supervisors, sitting as the Lake County Watershed Protection District board of directors, to delay approval documents on item 5.6 until staff provided a technical memo and parcel maps explaining why any payments above market rate might be needed for the Middle Creek project.
"No, my concern is that, I'm familiar with the particular resource involved. I understand the necessity to purchase properties to complete the Middle Creek Marsh flood damage control and ecosystem restoration project and the fact that there are some unwilling sellers," Khan said during the discussion before the vote.
County staff responded that the properties included in the current approval are…
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