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Lake County planning commission backs draft Climate Adaptation Plan, urges edits on data and implementation
Summary
The Lake County Planning Commission voted to recommend the Board of Supervisors approve the county'wide Climate Adaptation Plan, while flagging concerns about survey methods, map usability, implementation funding, and greater specificity on drought and wildfire actions.
The Lake County Planning Commission voted Jan. 8 to recommend the Board of Supervisors approve a draft countywide Climate Adaptation Plan, while asking staff and consultants to tighten data presentation, clarify funding and timelines for actions, and add metrics to ensure accountability.
Deputy Community Development Administrator Shannon Walker Smith told commissioners the plan has been two years in the making and was developed with county departments, the Office of Climate Resilience, the Resource Conservation District and the cities of Clear Lake and Lakeport. Jacqueline Protsman Rohrer, project manager for consultant Placeworks, summarized the plan's process and products, including a climate vulnerability analysis and an action-oriented set of strategies organized around 10 "Pillars of Landscape Resilience." She said wildfire…
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