KELSEYVILLE, Calif. — Lake County Public Services will hold a meeting next week to take public comment on the plans to remodel the Kelseyville Senior Center.

The meeting will take place from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 5, at the senior center, located at 5245 Third St.

Design work on the project is already underway and community members will have a chance to review it and offer input.

Earlier this year, at the Board of Supervisors’ direction, the county of Lake completed the purchase of the building from the Kelseyville Seniors Inc.

The purchase price, according to the County Administrative Office, was $320,000. However, the county had provided $200,000 to help the Kelseyville Seniors purchase the building in 2002.

Due to that previous funding grant, the county’s cash outlay for the recent purchase was $117,795, Matthew Rothstein, chief deputy county administrative officer, told Lake County News earlier this year.

Rothstein said the money the county paid for the center is supposed to be placed in a trust fund to provide protection for both the county and the nonprofit, at the supervisors’ direction.

The senior center building was constructed in 1965. It is about 2,150 square feet and sits on a lot that measures 0.16 of an acre next to Pioneer Park.

Significant upgrades are needed to the building, including Americans with Disabilities Act compliance measures, Rothstein said, adding that once renovations are complete, the facility “could be used for a variety of purposes.”

Kelseyville Seniors Inc. will manage the facility under the auspices of a lease agreement with a 10-year initial term, Rothstein said.

Supervisor Jessica Pyska, who has pushed the plan, told the Big Valley Advisory Council at its Sept. 11 meeting that the building’s renovation will cost about $2 million.

“It’s a pretty big remodel,” Pyska said.

She said it will be available for community and rental uses, and that it’s important to get public input on those uses.

The county has previously said that one of the funding sources for the project is the American Rescue Plan Act.

For more information, contact Lake County Public Services at 707-262-1618 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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