Links

Maps:

• The project area
• an aerial photo of the site
• natural habitat areas and proposed mitigations
• phases of development
• proposed new access route

Other comment letters:

General:

• Sierra Club
• Marie Pritchard (1)
• Marie Pritchard (2)
• Angela Siegel
• California Oak Foundation

RMM EIR Comments:

• Sierra Club
• Marie Pritchard
• Angela Siegel
• California Oak Foundation
• Barbara Christwitz
• Debra Sally
• Gekas Family
• Herb Gura
• Fran Ransley
• Redbud Audubon Society
• Citzens Coalition

Pacific Municipal IS Comments:

• Sierra Club
• Charlotte Griswold

Specific Plan in summary, with commentary

June 23 Clearlake City Council presentation

RMM traffic study and map

Traffic summary & comments

Latest news on Provinsalia

The City of Clearlake Planning Commission will review the Provinsalia Specific Plan at 6PM on

******Tuesday August 19******

In the first of several meetings, they will first examine project details, then consider "the pros and cons of the proposed development," before making several recommendations to the City Council: whether or not to (1) certify the Environmental Impact Report as adequate, (2) amend the City¹s General Plan by adopting a Specific Plan, and (3) rezone the property from Resource Protection to Specific Plan.

The ultimate decisions on all these subjects will be up to the Council, but this first meeting will lay some essential groundwork and also provide an opportunity to ask questions and make comments on both the Specific Plan and the adequacy of the EIR. Very unfortunately, the meeting has been scheduled at exactly the same time that the Board of Supervisors is holding its first hearing on the county's new General Plan, an event that will preclude the attendance of a number of local environmentalists. Other individuals who are not thus committed are therefore most particularly implored to make a little space in their schedules in order to participate in the Provinsalia discussion.

In the meantime, this would be a good time for anyone who has previously submitted comments to review the EIR to see whether your remarks have been appropriately addressed by the consultants, and if not, to submit letters with detailed objections.

Both the draft Specific Plan and Staff Report have been posted to this website.

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The proposed Provinsalia project would put 540 houses, 120 condominium units, and a nine-hole golf course on 292 acres located in the southeast corner of the City of Clearlake. The entire property consists of 510 acres, with the remaining land (not proposed for development at this time) outside the city limits and under the jurisdiction of the County of Lake. (To see a map of the general area, showing the boundaries of both the whole property and the area presently proposed for development, click here.) Cache Creek runs through the property, which completely surrounds the Clear Lake Dam. The terrain is, generally speaking, rolling to steep, with areas of native grassland alternating with stands of mature oak woodlands; there is much riparian habitat and several vernal pools. BLM land which was designated as Federal Wilderness in 2006 is is only a half mile away, on higher ground overlooking the proposed development.

The developer has been identified as "Lake County Resort Properties" (1176 Copper Verde Lane, Modesto, CA 95355), though actual ownership seems to involve several shadowy layers that include connections to Delaware and Mexico.

The environmental consequences of a project of this magnitude are many and various, including habitat destruction, increased traffic, demand for urban services, and noise, polluted runoff into Cache Creek, and degradation of archeological sites. For details list, see the comment letters.

For more information, or to join the Provinsalia Committee mailing list, send an email to vbrandon@lakelive.org.