By Mike Harris
Special to the Alpine Mountaineer
In a move some might consider highly unusual, San Bernardino County has agreed to a 25-year lease extension with the Crest Forest Senior Citizens Club for use of the Leisure Shores building at Lake Gregory Regional Park.
“We are all very excited about the long-term use of Leisure Shores as the club’s home,” said Rhea-Frances Tetley, president of the board of the Crest Forest Senior Citizens Club. “We feel we are a real benefit to the county, so we very pleased at getting such a long-term lease from the county.”
Dawn Rowe, chairman of the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors, signed the lease agreement on Feb. 10.
The county, in the lease agreement, said the club’s continued use of the Leisure Shores building “serves a public purpose by meeting the social, health, welfare and physical needs of aged persons of the county pursuant to California Government Code Section 26227.”
Tetley said the club was excited about the 25-year lease extension, “Because we heard the county rarely has lease agreements covering more than five years,” she said.
With agreeing to a lease extension for an additional 25-year period, the county also agreed to no change to lease payments from January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2050, including updated lease language for use of the Leisure Shores building located at Lake Gregory Regional Park.
The club pays the county $30,000 annually for the use of the property.
Tetley said the club has additional plans for the Leisure Shores building, including later this year adding an electrical generator for those times when the club loses power.
“In the past, we’ve lost a lot of food because the power was off,” she said. “With the generator, that should prevent that.”
She also said that, with a generator, the club can also serve as a warming center for those needing a warm place to be during winter storms and a cool place when outside temperatures are too hot.
The club received a $4,000 gift from the Rotary Club of Lake Arrowhead, which will help pay for much of the cost of a generator, she added.
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