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Clear Lake council denies appeals, approves CalRecycle-funded abatement for 14 nuisance properties
Summary
At a May 2025 meeting the Clear Lake City Council denied appeals and adopted a resolution to proceed with abatement work on 14 properties using a CalRecycle grant, citing persistent illegal dumping, fire hazards and failed voluntary compliance.
The Clear Lake City Council on May 2025 voted to deny appeals and authorize city-led abatement of 14 properties under a CalRecycle grant, after staff described long-running illegal dumping, structural damage and wildfire risks at the sites.
Lieutenant Peterson, the staff presenter, told the council the city was awarded a $477,469 CalRecycle grant in summer 2024 to remove debris, illegal dumping and hazardous conditions that pose health and fire risks. "The purpose of this grant is to combat widespread illegal dumping," he said, adding that many targeted parcels had failed repeated attempts at voluntary compliance and several sites were red-tagged or structurally unsafe.
Staff described the Phase 2 list as…
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