Storm drainage is not a particularly sexy topic, but for Corte Madera—where flooding has been a perennial issue throughout the Town's history—this is actually an incredibly exciting and important project. Our last Storm Drainage Master Plan was completed in 2008, and needs to be redone to re-assess the current state of our extensive drainage infrastructure (a critical component in fighting flooding). This new master plan, which should last us at least another decade (some ele

I voted to approve the final plans for the Town Hall Remodel—developed in partnership with the community through an extensive public process over the last two years—and to authorize Town staff to solicit bids from contractors. Our current estimate (updated to reflect the present volatility in the construction market) is that the project should cost around $13 million, but I will anxiously await to see what bids come back from contractors. We've spent the last several years ca

When Senate Bill 9 passed the state legislature, owners of single family properties throughout California were suddenly allowed to split their lots in two and build multiple new units on them—a sea change in state housing policy, and a stark roll-back of local control over land use with the goal of building more housing stock. But critical details were left out of the law, making it unclear to local planning departments and city attorneys statewide how many units of what type