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Resident urges county to note red lights on Cobb Mountain property amid human-trafficking awareness month
Summary
At public input, Elaine Brown told the Lake County Board of Supervisors that five red lights decorating a for‑sale property in Cobb Mountain resemble a red‑light district and could undermine local human‑trafficking awareness efforts. She asked that her comment be recorded in the minutes.
Elaine Brown, a concerned citizen, told the Lake County Board of Supervisors during the meeting's public‑input period that red lights decorating a for‑sale property in Cobb Mountain create the appearance of a red‑light district at a time the community is raising awareness of human trafficking.
Brown said she wanted her comment recorded in the minutes and described the display as five distinctive red lights (she said there used to be seven, and two have since turned white). "I just want it noted in the minutes that I said this," Brown said. She added that the lights "do resemble a red light district" and said a local realtor told her the lights were being used "for effect."
Brown framed the concern as a community‑image issue tied to ongoing awareness efforts rather than an assertion that trafficking is taking place. "I'm not saying human trafficking's going on there," she said, but asked the board to be aware of how the display might appear to residents who do not travel that route.
No formal board action, motion, or vote on the matter was recorded in the meeting transcript. The public‑input period closed after additional callers were invited to speak; the record does not show a supervisor response to Brown's comment or any direction to staff to follow up.
