San Rafael quarry gets asphalt permit Posted: 07/16/2013 marinij.com By Nels Johnson The San Rafael Rock Quarry won permission to recycle asphalt from Marin roads projects despite opposition from neighbors who worried the move will intensify operations. The Board of Supervisors acted on a unanimous vote on a motion by Supervisor Susan Adams, who added a […]
The bad news: In spite of our sound legal arguments, compelling letters from concerned residents, and well framed comments presented today before the Board of Supervisors, the quarry’s request to amend their permit to allow the importation of recycling materials was granted by the Board of Supervisors. The quarry, represented by counsel, revealed their legal
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1. DRAFT ZONING Paul Jensen, Community Development Director and Kraig Tamborini, Senior Planner presented a summary of Draft Zoning and Related Code Amendments that are to be presented to the Mayor and Council. Included were Climate Change Action Plan (implementation measures); Hillside Overlay that allows backing out of steep driveways in certain circumstances; Wetlands amendments
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1. Whistlestop Development Andrea Osgood, Sr. Project Manager, Eden Housing and Matt Guthrie, Forster & Guthrie Architectects, gave a presentation on the status of plans for the development of the current location of Whistlestop in conjunction with the development plans for SMART. The intent is to rebuild the facility to continue to provide existing services
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1. City Ordinance for Hazardous Tree Removal (Coalition of North SR Item) Ray Lorber from the Coalition of North San Rafael presented a situation involving a hazardous tree on private property. Chief Bishop and the Mayor made it clear that this is a situation between private parties not something the City would be involved in.
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San Rafael’s Loch Lomond Marina sold to Los Angeles developer By Nels Johnson Marin Independent Journal Posted: 03/22/2013 02:54:29 PM PDT Loch Lomond Marina in San Rafael was sold this week to Woodridge Capital Partners, a Los Angeles-based real estate development and investment company that last year bought San Francisco’s Fairmont Hotel.
SMART Update by Barbara Heller There will be improvements at all rail crossings in San Rafael. Most if not all SR crossings will be eligible for Quiet Zones (physical barriers coming down rather than train sounding whistle). SMART will work on planning in 2013 and 14. Once designs are complete, the City will hold neighborhood
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Chief Grey talked about Emergency Prep. The fire department is now in charge of it and they are interviewing for someone to head it up and hope to have the position filled in a month or month and a half. He talked about registering cell phones for the emergency call system. They are working on
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COUNTY Cellphone alert system launched Emergency program augments existing landline notifications By Nels Johnson Marin IJ 1/23/13 8:15 AM Marin County is launching a new emergency alert cellphone system that could be a life-‐saver. In the event of fire, flood, tsunami, earthquake or other emergency, the program will augment an existing landline alert program providing
Loss of marshes would be jolt to coast Rising sea level m ight lead to increased floods By Mark Prado Marin Independent Journal 11/17/2011 Marshes that afford flood protection and support an array of wildlife along Marin’s bay coast could drown as the sea level rises over the next 50 to 100 years, according to
