HIDDEN VALLEY LAKE, Calif. – The Hidden Valley Lake Community Services District Board will hold its next meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 15.

The board will meet beginning at 7 p.m. in the boardroom at the district's administration office, 19400 Hartmann Road.

Agenda items include discussion and possible action on resolutions confirming default balances and directing staff to file liens on real property; declaring intention to refund bonds to levy reassessment as security for refunding bonds and to continue the lien of the original assessment; and initiation of a drought surcharge effective Oct. 1.

The board also will discuss authorizing President Jim Freeman to enter into agreement with Municipal Capital Markets Group; reallocation of 2015-16 capital expenditures; approval of the employee handbook; recruitment of a permanent general manager; approval of Verizon lease option; and acceptance of a roofing bid for administration office building.

There also will be a closed session to discuss evaluation of the interim general manager and a case of pending litigation.

MIDDLETOWN, Calif. – The Friends of the Middletown Library group is planning a series of upcoming mini book sales.

The sales will be held in the hallway of the library from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 19, Oct. 17 and Nov. 21.

There will be a table of special books, hardbacks, paperbacks and children’s books for sale.

The Middletown Library is located at 21256 Washington St.

COBB, Calif. – A special community forum on the Boggs Mountain Demonstration State Forest will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 23.

The meeting will take place from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Cobb Elementary School multi-use room, 15895 Highway 175.

Forest Manager Nick Kent and Cal Fire Entomologist Don Owen will discuss the current forest conditions at Boggs Mountain brought on by the current drought, and the management activities planned to improve forest health.

A question and answer session will follow.

For more information contact forest staff at 707-928-4378 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

NORTH COAST, Calif. – Caltrans reports that the following road projects will be taking place around the North Coast during the coming week.

Included are Mendocino County projects that may impact Lake County commuters.

Caltrans will suspend work on Northern California highways from Friday, Sept. 4, through Monday, Sept. 7, in observance of the Labor Day holiday weekend. However, due to unforeseen circumstances, it may be necessary for Caltrans Maintenance forces to respond to emergency situations.
 
LAKE COUNTY

Highway 20

– Guardrail installation from the Le Trianon Resort to just east of Scotts Valley Road will begin Monday, Sept. 14. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 6 a.m. to p.m. weekdays. Motorists should anticipate 15-minute delays.
 
– Pavement repairs from Rosemont Drive to the junction of Routes 20/53 will continue. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 6 p.m. to 9 a.m. weekdays. Motorists should anticipate 15-minute delays.
 
– Lake County Special Districts has been granted a Caltrans encroachment permit to perform utility work from Paradise Cove to Mitchell Road. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.
 
Highway 29

– Lower Lake High School has been issued a Caltrans Encroachment permit for the Lower Lake High School Homecoming Parade near the junction of Routes 29/53 on Friday, Sept. 11, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Turns onto Morgan Valley Road will be restricted.
 
– Pavement repairs from Main Street in Kelseyville to the junction of Routes 29/175 near Lakeport will continue. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. Motorists should anticipate 15-minute delays.

Highway 53

– Lower Lake High School has been issued a Caltrans Encroachment permit for the Lower Lake High School Homecoming Parade near the junction of Routes 29/53 on Friday, Sept. 11, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Turns onto Morgan Valley Road will be restricted.

Highway 175
 
 – PG&E has been granted a Caltrans encroachment permit to perform utility work just east of the Putah Creek Bridge on Wednesday, Sept. 16. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.
 
MENDOCINO COUNTY
 
Highway 1

– PG&E has been granted a Caltrans encroachment permit to perform utility work just south of Glennen Drive on Friday, Sept. 11. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.
 
– AT&T has been granted a Caltrans encroachment permit to perform utility work just south of Old Stagecoach Drive on Friday, Sept. 11. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.
 
– Highway repairs just north of Ocean Meadows Circle will continue. One-way traffic control with a temporary signal will be in effect 24 hours per day, seven days per week. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.

– Drainage repairs at various locations from Hardy Creek to the South Fork Eel River Bridge will continue through Friday, Sept. 11. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays.
 
Highway 20

– Pavement repairs from just west of Noyo Acres Drive to 1.0 mile east of Wildwood Campground will continue. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Motorists should anticipate 15-minute delays.
 
Highway 101

– Caltrans will perform slide repairs near the Korean War Veterans Memorial Bridge (near Frog Woman Rock). Northbound traffic will be restricted to one lane 24 hours per day, seven days per week. Motorists may experience minor traffic slowdowns.
 
– Pavement repairs from 0.3 miles north of Nelson Road to the Robinson Creek Bridge will continue. In two-lane sections, one-way traffic control will be in effect from 6 p.m. to 8 a.m. weekdays, and motorists should anticipate 15-minute delays. In four-lane sections, traffic will be restricted to one lane in each direction from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays, and motorists should anticipate minor traffic slowdowns. At the Robinson Overcrossing and El Roble Overcrossing interchanges, ramps will be intermittently closed from 4 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays, and motorists should seek an alternate route. No consecutive offramps or onramps will be closed at the same time.
 
– Highway construction from Sherwood Road to Reynolds Highway will continue. Intermittent one-way traffic control will be in effect from 9 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday evening through Friday evening. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.
 
– Mitigation work from the North Willits Railroad Crossing to the entrance of Georgia Pacific will continue through Friday, Sept. 11. Intermittent full highway closures will be in effect from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays.
 
– Bridge rehabilitation at various locations from Reynolds to Piercy will begin Monday, September 14. Traffic will be restricted to one lane in each direction from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays. Motorists should anticipate minor traffic slowdowns.
 
Highway 128

– Culvert rehabilitation at various locations from 1.0 mile west of Navarro Ridge Road to the Mendocino/Sonoma County line will continue. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays.
 
A retaining wall project on Route 128 in Sonoma County will impact Mendocino County traffic. Full nighttime road closures from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. will be in effect Monday evening through Friday morning. Motorists will need to seek an alternate route such as Route 253 to U.S. Highway 101.

A retaining wall project on Route 128 in Sonoma County will impact Mendocino County traffic. Full nighttime road closures from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. will be in effect Monday evening through Friday morning. Motorists will need to seek an alternate route such as Route 253 to U.S. Highway 101.

The Caltrans Traffic Operations Office has reviewed each project and determined that individual project delays are expected to be less than the statewide policy maximum of 30 minutes, unless noted otherwise above.

For information pertaining to emergency roadwork or for updates to scheduled roadwork, please contact the California Highway Information Network (CHIN) at 1-800-GAS-ROAD (1-800-427-7623).

LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Clear Lake Trowel and Trellis Garden Club will hold the kickoff meeting for its “new year” of meetings on Tuesday, Sept. 15.

The group will meet at noon at the Scotts Valley Women's Club House at 2298 Hendricks Road near Lakeport.

A light lunch will be served.

No formal program is scheduled. This will be a planning meeting for the group's upcoming activities. 

All members are encouraged to attend. It will be fun to find out what everyone experienced with their gardens during the summer and how they have addressed decreasing water usage.

The club welcomes new members and information can be found by visiting www.clttgc.org .

For more information please call Ginny Cline, 707-262-0675.

The Clear Lake Trowel & Trellis Garden Club is a member of the Mendo-Lake District of the California Garden Club Inc.-Pacific Region and National Garden Clubs Inc.

LAKEPORT, Calif. – Work is progressing on a US Department of Agriculture-funded sewer and storm drain improvement project along Main Street in Lakeport.

This week the work has moved toward 11th Street, where the southbound lane will be closed to traffic and detoured away from Main Street. Northbound traffic will not be detoured.

The work is expected to take two to four days.

Further street closures will be posted as work on this section is completed and the project moves forward.