Dutra Quarry Holiday Open House
We have receive the following flyer announcing an Open House at the San Rafael Rock Quarry on Thursday December 5th at 4-6pm. The community is invited.
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High Tides Expected this Holiday Season
The following is a news release from Marin County warning of exceptional high tides (sometimes called king tides) that could negatively affect travel in certain coastal areas of the county, including China Camp and Pt. San Pedro Road.
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Summary of the Coalition’s Fall Community Meeting Held on 11/2/19
The Coalition’s Fall Community meeting was a huge success, with roughly 100 people attending. Presentations were given by several community leaders and officials on the topics of the San Rafael Rock Quarry’s permit extension plans, the San Rafael General Plan 2040 progress and the County-wide disaster preparation activities. There was a lively Q and A
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Coalition’s Disaster Prep Committee Activities
The Disaster Preparations Committee has been very active in the past few months, including a meeting of community leaders in October to formulate actions to improve the community’s response to and preparation for various disaster scenarios. More on that to come. The Coalition would like to thank our Disaster Prep Committee, under the leadership of
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Loch Lomond Marina Update
On Monday October 21, 2019, the Coalition’s Marina Committee (Committee) met with the S.R. Community Development Department (CDD) and S.R. Dept. of Public Works (DPW) for our regular monthly review of the developments at The Village at Loch Lomond Marina (the residential portion is called “The Strand”) whose developer is Marina Village Associates (MVA). This is a
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KPIX Report on SR Rock Quarry October 19, 2019 Community Update Meeting
People who live near the old San Rafael Rock Quarry got a chance to visit the century-old site on Saturday. As Wilson Walker tells us what these neighbors had to say about the quarry’s fate. (Video)
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Coalition’s Annual Meeting Notice – November 2, 2019
Our theme for this meeting is Focus on Our Future at which we will discuss three important and timely subjects that directly affect our Pt. San Pedro Road community. Damon Connllly, Marin County Supervisor, 1st District, will introduced these subjects and provide an overview from the Marin County perspective followed by speakers on each subject.
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Coalition’s Response to SR Rock Quarry’s Request to Extend their Operating and Reclamation Permits
The Point San Pedro Road Coalition (Coalition) recognizes that for the past decade or so, the rate at which the San Rafael Rock Quarry has extracted rock has only been about 25-33% of what the Quarry had mined in past years. This rate of extraction was far less than anticipated and utilized in determining the
IJ Article on SR Rock Quarry
October 18, 2019 article in the Marin Independent Journal regarding the proposed extension of the Rock Quarry’s operating and reclamation permits from 2024 to 2044.
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Coalition’s Disaster Prep Workshop Report
We had a great turnout for, and lots of positive feedback about, our Training Workshop last Saturday for HOA and Disaster Prep Leaders (see photo). The invaluable information presented by Quinn Gardner and other speakers will help us to take the next steps forward in our efforts to organize neighborhoods and Firewise communities to meet the challenges of various disasters. Many of us felt
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