NICE, Calif. – The community is invited to participate in an interactive workshop to help guide a market development plan for Holiday Harbor.

The workshop will be held on Thursday, Aug. 11, at 5:30 p.m. at the Sons of Italy Hall, located at 2817 E. Highway 20 in Nice, and is presented by the Lake County Redevelopment Agency and Mogavero Notestine Associates.

David Mogavero, principal at Mogavero Notestine Associates, will review observations and input from the April workshop and present two conceptual site plans for the Holiday Harbor property.

The plans seek to maximize the site’s developable area while providing public access to the harbor and the lake.

Community input and questions on the conceptual plans will be solicited in an open forum. Lake County Redevelopment Agency officials will outline the proposed next steps in the process, including a time line for the final plan.

The Lake County Redevelopment Agency purchased the Holiday Harbor Resort and Marina, located at 3605 Lakeshore Boulevard, Nice, in June 2008.

The site includes 134 boat slips, picnic areas, restrooms, a boat launch and on-site caretaker.

The agency envisions development of the site and surrounding area as the future town center for Nice. The short-term goal of the agency is to develop a market development plan, including conceptual plans and other marketing pieces, to attract investment in the site by a private developer.

Funding for the creation of the market development plan is provided by a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Planning and Technical Assistance grant.

The agency awarded a contract for development of the plan to Mogavero Notestine Associates through a competitive request for proposals in February.

Mogavero Notestine Associates (MNA) is an award winning architecture, planning, urban design and development firm that specializes in innovative urban infill projects. Not only does MNA provide traditional architecture and planning services, but the agency expects their experience in feasibility analysis and private development to provide both a creative and tangible plan for the Holiday Harbor site.

Formed in 1999, the Lake County Redevelopment Agency works to eliminate blight and promote economic development in communities within the Northshore Redevelopment Project Area, which includes parts of Upper Lake, Nice, Lucerne, Glenhaven and Clearlake Oaks.

For more information about the project, contact the Lake County Redevelopment Agency at 707-263-2580 or visit www.co.lake.ca.us/redevelopment.

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