LAKEPORT, Calif. – At its meeting this Tuesday the Lake County Board of Supervisors will discuss whether a building project on an island off of Clearlake Oaks should have a focused environmental impact report (EIR).

The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 24, in the Board of Supervisors chambers at the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St., Lakeport. TV8 will broadcast the meeting live.

Beginning at 1:30 p.m., the board will hear an appeal by John Nady, owner of the 57-acre Rattlesnake Island, regarding the Lake County Community Development Department’s determination that there is no legal provision in county or state code to allow for an appeal of the decision of the planning commission to require a focused EIR.

In May, the Lake County Planning Commission voted to require Nady to conduct a focused EIR to look specifically at cultural and archaeological resources before he builds a 2,930-square-foot residence, 1,258-square-foot caretaker's cabin, standalone bathroom and utility trenching, as Lake County News has reported.

Nady, of Emeryville, has owned the island since 2003. The island is a sacred area to local Pomo, who spoke at the May 13 hearing about the need to protect the island.

Local tribal members – particularly those from Elem Colony – have been outspoken critics of plans to develop buildings on the island, which Nady and his family said they also treasure and want to protect.

The proposals to build on the island have been ongoing for several years, and Nady asserted at the May meeting that no amount of study would ever satisfy his project's opponents.