Resident tells Lake County board she’s "so excited" the MOU includes tribal co-management

During the public comment period for the Clear Lake Watershed memorandum, Kate Schmidhopper, speaking as a private citizen, said she was grateful the county was moving forward with the MOU and urged the board to approve it. "I am so excited about this MOU," Schmidhopper said, adding she was proud to be a "Lake Countian" and that the county's action represents forward thinking on tribal co-management.

The chair closed public comment after Schmidhopper's remarks and returned the item to the board for action; the board subsequently approved the amended agreement and authorized the chair to sign it as amended.