by Ray PerryLately there has been a lot of interest in the Clear Lake Riviera Homeowners Association. Some have expressed concern about the way meetings are conducted, the tactics used for enforcing the Covenants, Conditions & Regulations (CC&R's), questioning what the association dues are paying for or how the money is spent, or even if there is a need for an association.Let's face it, when we moved here we knew there was an association and what the rules were. If we didn't like them we could have selected another location. There are plenty of subdivisions around the lake that were created without CC&R's, many choose to live or not to live in those areas because there is no conformity or little enforcement of the county regulations unless there is a complaint. This can be readily see... 03/04/2008

 The new CC&R have taken center stage once again at the Clear Lake Riviera Community Association.  After a long and arduous process of public hearing and debate the new revised CC&R's were agreed upon by the Board and put up to a vote of the Association members.  Each property owner has one vote per lot owned in the subdivision.  All owners of  each lot should sign the ballot.  If only one owner signs, the Association will count that vote assuming agreement of all the owners.The document was mailed out to property owners in June 2006 and has yet to be ratified by a majority vote however at this time less than 1/3 has voted.  It will take fifty percent plus one to be either passed or rejected.  There is no time limit on how long the voting process is to take place.The changes were outlin... 08/14/2007

New Look At Soda Bay CoffeeThose who frequent the Riviera Shopping Center may have noticed some definite changes not only to the parking lot but to the sidewalks surrounding the businesses.  For some time the entrance from Soda Bay Road has been in need for repair, the asphalt has been crumbling with the amount of traffic that flows through the parking lot daily.  "We decided to repave the area in concrete rather than asphalt," said Bob Braito, owner of the shopping center.  It was less expensive to use concrete compared to asphalt and it will last much longer.  Additionally the sidewalks were widened allowing for protection of the wooden pillars.While these repairs were going on several of the customers of Soda Bay Coffee who have their morning coffee on the bench and tables outside th... 08/07/2007

We are well into fire season and things are heating up for lot abatement.  In the Clearlake Riviera alone there are approximately 1500 lots that are in violation according to Bob Frane who volunteers his time at the association office.  "We sent out 214 notices this year and 71 lots have been cleared so far," said Frane.  "Due to the fire hazard caused by overgrown trees, brush and grass we are requiring that the lot be trimmed back or cleared in order to come into compliance with or CC&R's," continued Frane.  California law (PRC 4291) requires property owners and/or occupants to create 100 feet of defensible space around homes and buildings, according to a pamphlet produced by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.  They recommend that the first thirty feet around y... 07/26/2007

   KELSEYVILLE - At long last a park in the Clear Lake Riviera is coming closer to becoming a reality.The four-acre parcel adjacent to the elementary school has been targeted for a community park.A public meeting was held June 12 at the elementary school to get community input on the park design. Some of the ideas that are being considered would be baseball diamonds, soccer fields, picnic tables and playground equipment. The cost of such a project is currently up in the air until the community expresses what it wants in a park."We have $300,000 to work with," said Supervisor Rob Brown. "Obviously that won't be enough but we are not sure how much more we will need. It all depends on what the community wants in a park."Brown said the community can help by giving the county as much input a... 07/18/2007

  Centrally located in the county, we are only 15 minutes away from Main street, Kelseyville, 15 minutes from the town of Clearlake and 20 minutes away from Lakeport.  These areas have the highest concentration of things to do, shop, eat and work in our county. We are only 15 minutes away from our county airport that provides services for private aircraft.  Enterprise Car Rental is available for those who fly in. We also have a restaurant on the field at Lampson airport.There is so much to see and do here in Clear Lake Riviera and the surrounding area 07/01/2007