NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) has been prepared for the Cristallago project and is available for a 45-day public review period pursuant to State California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.

The Cristallago DEIR was prepared to analyze the potential environmental impacts from the development of a Planned Development mixed-use community, with its main features consisting of 650 single family residential units, 325 resort units, 18-hole “Jack Nicklaus Signature” golf course, 25,000-sf clubhouse, community activity center, vista spa, restaurant, conference facility, and nature preserve. The project proposes maintaining 576 acres of open space, of which 366 acres is proposed to be dedicated in perpetuity as a nature preserve. Organic olive tree plantings would be used at the entryways, as well as for buffering the residential areas from the golf course and throughout the site as landscaping. These plantings would be used to produce Cristallago brand Extra Virgin Olive Oil. The site is in the foothills east of the Mayacamas Mountain range within County of Lake, 2.5 miles north of the City of Lakeport, west of State Highway 29, and 4 miles southwest of the Town of Upper Lake. The site consists of 12 parcels comprising a total of 862 acres.

The DEIR is currently available for public review at the following locations:

• Lakeport Library, 1424 N. High St., Lakeport

• County of Lake Community Development Department, 255 North Forbes Street, Lakeport

• Board of Supervisors office, 255 North Forbes Street, Lakeport

The DEIR is also available online at: www.co.lake.ca.us/Government/Directory/Community_Development.htm.

Significant effects on the environment anticipated as a result of the project include impacts to aesthetics, biological resources, and land use.

A 45-day public review period for the DEIR begins November 12, 2008 and ends December 29, 2008. All substantive comments on environmental issues will be addressed in the Final EIR.

Written comments should be submitted to:

Lake County Community Development Department

255 North Forbes Street

Lakeport, California 95453

ATTN: Richard Coel, Director

Phone: (707) 263-2221

Fax: (707) 263-2225

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