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Clearlake council hears lengthy briefing on water services, Highlands election and road-utility conflicts
Summary
Council members and staff discussed a court-ordered Highlands Water Company shareholder election, overlapping district boundaries, major road projects and conflicts with utility infrastructure (Golden State Water), including risks to project timelines and potential rate impacts.
Clearlake officials spent a large portion of the Sept. 19 meeting discussing water-service coordination, a Highlands Water Company shareholder election and how shallow or undocumented utility infrastructure is complicating an 18-mile road-rehabilitation program.
City staff told the council a court has required a shareholders' election for Highlands Mutual (scheduled for Sept. 30) to resolve who is eligible to vote (shareholders were defined by property ownership within Highlands' boundary rather than by meter service). Staff said boundary discrepancies have created confusion because some properties served for years may not fall within the legally defined boundary. Staff identified a…
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