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 […]
Marin Voice: A ‘new positive era’ for San Rafael quarry By Susan Adams Marin IJ October 8, 2010 WE ARE BEGINNING a new positive era for mining operations in Marin. After many years of battling on a number of fronts between the Dutra San Rafael Rock Quarry and its Point San Pedro neighbors and after
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Just as the September 28, 2010 final hearing on the Quarry’s application for their Operating Permit and Amended Reclamation Plan commenced, the Coalition reached an agreement with the Quarry. The Board of Supervisors approved the permits, which include important conditions for the benefit of our community. For months, Coalition leadership has been meeting with County
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Editorial: Compromise hopefully will end long battle over quarry’s future Marin IJ September 30, 2010 IT TOOK MORE THAN a decade, but a constructive compromise has been reached over the future of the San Rafael Rock Quarry. Neighborhood leader Bonnie Marmor urged Marin County supervisors to approve the deal at Tuesday’s meeting on what has
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Loch Lomond development in San Rafael still without a buyer by Jessica Bernstein-Wax Marin IJ 7/30/2010 Three years after the San Rafael City Council approved a mixed-use development at Loch Lomond Marina, a developer still has yet to buy the land and rights to build there. But Los Angeles-based owner Oaktree Capital Management is moving
Feds want marsh recovery effort around Marin’s shores and rest of the bay By Mark Prado Marin IJ Posted: 02/10/2010 06:24:41 PM PST The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Wednesday announced a massive 50-year, $1.5 billion tidal marsh recovery effort that will include wetlands along Marin’s shores. The goal: to restore roughly 25,000 acres
Santa Rafael’s newly approved Loch Lomond development for sale by Jennifer Upshaw Marin IJ 10/15/07 The land and rights to build at Loch Lomond Marina are for sale, a residential developer involved with the East San Rafael property said Monday. Bruce Dorfman, principal of Mill Valley-based developer Thompson Dorfman Partners – which shepherded the plans
Trees cut to make way for Loch Lomond development by Mark Prado Marin IJ 10/15/07 The first work on the redevelopment of San Rafael’s Loch Lomond Marina started this week, with workers axing 71 trees to make way for the project. The Village at Loch Lomond Marina will include 81 residential units, 22,250 square feet
Lessons from Loch Lomond saga by David Law Marin IJ Marin Voice 8/14/07 AFTER SIX YEARS and 100 meetings, the Loch Lomond Marina project has been approved by the San Rafael City Council (IJ, Aug. 7). Sadly, the decision follows a long series of compromises that delivers a result that satisfies no single entity and
Loch Lomond vote a shame Marin IJ Readers’ Forum 8/10/07 As a result of Monday night’s unanimous approval by the City Council, San Rafael will soon have its own version of “The Projects” – The Village at Loch Lomond Marina. It is difficult to fathom how the City Council could permit a project that includes
