Horse Park
UPDATE AS OF May 21, 2020
Mike Lucchetti, Lucchetti Excavating, began initial work on the encroachment to the Horse Park off of Highway 175 last fall. Work was halted with the beginning of the rainy season. Recently a meeting was held at the site with Mike Lucchetti, a representative of Caltrans and Committee Chairperson, Dennis Rollins.
The purpose of the meeting was to review the progress on construction and plan for the completion of this project. Lucchetti indicated that he would be ready to proceed within the next month.
Mike Lucchetti is donating his equipment and time to the project. He provided Rollins with a list of materials needed. Rollins is working to secure those now. As always he is searching of deals for the Park.
Rick Thorn, Clear Lake Redi-Mix, has offered to donate the trucking to bring road base from Granite Construction’s quarry a few miles up the road on Highway 175. Rick is a long time supporter of the Westside Community Park development.
Trucking is still need to deliver asphalt (also from Granite’s quarry). If you know of someone willing to help transport 60 tons of asphalt, please let us know.
The Committee continues to seek funding for site planning, engineering and environmental studies.
BACKGROUND:
An area was established on the original master plan for the Westside Community Park for an equestrian center. It is approximately 4 acres in the southwest corner of the park. The Committee met with Lakeport City staff during the summer of 2014 to discuss the issues involved in beginning development of that facility. Following those meetings, the Committee request the project be placed on the City Council agenda. The Council vote to give the Committee the authority to begin preliminary planning.
This planning will include a needs assessment, financial viability and preliminary design.
Conceptual drawing of Equestrian Center by Virginia Vovchuk.
Read the article on the Council’s action in the Lake County News here.
You can read the script of the Power Point presentation to the Lakeport City Council here.
Lake County Horse Council has a few Board Members that would like to attend your next board meeting to discuss the Horse Park. Can we please get on your agenda
Thank You
Debbie James
VP Lake County Horse Council
Hello Debbie,
The Horse Park is on our agenda. You are welcome to attend. I will be attending via ZOOM as I have to be in Missouri for a family issue.
I can attempt to answer questions but I will not have met with the city staff by them. The city manager suggested we meet to discuss our options since the grant proposal was not funded. I was only home three days from my canoe trip before I have to fly to Missouri. I’m trying to arrange the meeting with city staff for the week of the 10th or 17th. Following that meeting I will know more about how we can proceed and will be ready to report at the November meeting. You are of course welcome to attend both but I just wanted to let you know the status and scheduling with the city.
Dennis