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Supervisor· 2025-01-06 - 2029-01-08

Helen Owen

Lake County

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At a glance

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Term ending Jan 8, 2029.

Voice

Meetings spoken in
24
Total speaking time
3:21:15
Avg per meeting
8:23
Segments
2943

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Filtered to Environment

Top issues during term (13)(Environment)

high→Aug 2026[25]

Quagga Mussel Prevention Program fees

Grant funding supports mussel prevention efforts without new county cost.

high↑Jan 2026[23]

County Energy Policy Direction

A programmatic EIR could cost $2-3 million or more and would require state or federal funding; new cost-recovery fees aim to offset staff time.

high↑Sep 2026[15]

Lake Pillsbury / FERC relicensing

medium↑Jan 2026[11]

Eastlake Sanitary Landfill Expansion

The land purchase adds to county spending already committed to landfill expansion design through the Geo-Logic Associates contract.

high↑Oct 2026[10]

Clover Creek sediment removal and Upper Lake levee safety

$123,750 for the project, with a supervisor offering up to $25,000 more in cannabis discretionary funds if needed.

high↓Mar 2026[8]

Clear Lake Watershed Co-Management Agreement

$1.148 million combined across the two task agreements.

high↓Jul 2026[7]

Clear Lake Watershed Co-Management with Koi Nation

No direct cost identified in the agenda materials; the amendment updates the agreement's partnership and signature page.

medium↓Jul 2026[2]

Hidden Valley Lake flood mitigation grant

Grant application only; award amount not stated.

medium↓Jun 2026[2]

Wildfire resilience strategy adopted

No direct cost; positions the county for state funding opportunities.

low↓Mar 2026[1]

TERA EcoCultural Stewardship Training Center

high↓Mar 2026[1]

Clear Lake phosphorus management contract

$3,361,116.38 awarded under the project contract.

medium↓Apr 2026[1]

Clear Lake Hitch hydrology study

Not stated in the record.

medium↓May 2026[1]

Clear Lake rehabilitation committee appointment

Decisions during term (1)

Recorded while Owen was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.

Voting record (0)(Environment)

No votes found matching Environment.