The Clear Lake Chamber of Commerce will move into this location at 14773 Lakeshore Drive in Clearlake later this summer. Courtesy photo.

CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The Clear Lake Chamber of Commerce will soon have a new home.

This summer the chamber is moving into a new location at 14773 Lakeshore Drive, on the corner of Lakeshore Drive and Golf Avenue, the city's old senior center building, according to Chamber President Michael Horner.

Horner said the chamber welcomes members and the public to join in a work day on Saturday, June 18, beginning at 10 a.m.

The chamber previously had been located in a city-owned building on Golf Avenue in Clearlake, but due to the building's deterioration the organization moved into a space in the Highlands Senior Center on Bowers Avenue.

Horner said the chamber is supporting the Highlands Senior Center and the senior community of Clearlake through volunteer service to upgrade and improve their buildings and grounds.

In a time of serious funding cuts to the senior center and senior programs, Horner said the chamber feels it is important to support the senior center by improving and preserving their assets. This effort will allow the senior center to generate income by leasing their original buildings.

Horner expressed the chamber's deep gratitude to the city of Clearlake for providing the temporary space over the last two years.

With the current fiscal challenges all local governments are facing, Horner said the chamber feels it is in the best interests of the community to move forward with a sustainable, self-supporting business model that is not reliant on taxpayer money.

He said committee Chairman Mike Boyle of Artisan Handiworks is already hard at work renovating the building for the chamber to occupy this summer.

“This is an exciting opportunity to build community, camaraderie and create a sense of ownership within our membership through a community driven project to revitalize Lakeshore Drive that is independent of taxpayer money,” Horner said.

Partnering with the Highlands Senior Center in this project, the chamber and the senior center will be beautifying a very high profile location on Lakeshore, he said.

When the chamber moves to its new location on the community's main street, Horner said the chamber can better serve members and patrons, and be more convenient to tourists, boaters and the business community.

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