I recently saw a draft expenditure plan on the potential use of funds that will be generated by the Measure E sales tax proposal.

The majority of the monies would be spent on the quagga mussel prevention, and the weeds and algae part will be the same old process that has been done these past years, which is not working!

The invasive species (quagga) expenditure was very specific, but the algae process was very vague and the weed program is much the same we have been doing.

Nobody is thinking of trying something new – like maybe a pilot project of nutrient removal so weeds and algae don’t grow.

I can’t vote for this kind of increase in the sales tax without some assurance that there will be some change in the process and accountability.

The Clear Lake Advisory Committee has monthly meetings and I have been attending. I was told by my supervisor they are checking on the lake and advising the board. Is the Board of Supervisors listening?

If you care as I do about the Clear Lake (our jewel) contact your supervisor and ask questions before we commit to something we have no control over.

The CLAC meets on the fourth Friday of the month at the supervisors chambers at the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St. in Lakeport, at 9 a.m. It next meets on Oct. 26.

See you there – ask questions and find out what’s going on before you vote to pass this measure.

Eva Johnson lives in Kelseyville, Calif.