The closing of Konocti Harbor Resort and Spa will be detrimental to our local economy. The result would be loss jobs and lost tax revenues, not only from KHRS, but from all of our tourism, hospitality and other local businesses. Tax revenues go to support local government services including public safety, water resources, aquatic weed management, parks, museums and marketing. I believe that all Lake County businesses and citizens are affected by lost income from tourism.

What can you do as a concerned business owner and/or citizen to encourage a speedy sale of this property, thereby limiting the affects upon our local economy? I suggest a grass-roots letter writing campaign to encourage prospective new owners of our countywide support of them.

Please address your letters of support to “Prospective New Owners” and mail them to Marsha Holder, Coldwell Banker Towne and Country Realty, 102 S. Main St., Lakeport, CA 95453.

Take a few minutes and become part of the solution. Your letters will play an important role in the economic health of our great County of Lake!

Sandra West is co-owner of Edgewater Resort in Kelseyville and co-facilitator of Mt. Konocti Facilitation.