Rico May 20, 2013 at 06:10 pm
I am curious, are these 8 building permits issued by the City of Mill Valley for new single family…Read More detached houses ?, or just remodels and additions ? And are they all in the City of Mill Valley ? And at what addresses are these new permits being issued for ? And have they actually started construction yet ?
I think that putting out an article that is vague like this one, is not really saying much at all.
Believe it or not, there are still people in the construction trades that are able to live in Mill Valley, and, so far, things are not booming at all. Actually I like it, since the recession hit, I have noticed the upper parts of Mill Valley are much quieter now with no new construction going on. It's like it used to be, a blessing in disguise.
valeri hood May 14, 2013 at 06:47 pm
there is now a marin real estate advisory disclaimer that urges people to look into this before…Read More buying a home- this will affect the local housing market! People do care about commute times, infrastructure and tax costs
valeri hood May 14, 2013 at 12:30 pm
There is a massive push towards geoengineering to meet our water needs at the national level, and…Read More this plan will open the floodgates locally for MMWD's multi-million dollar desal plant (with intake next to a sewer outlet, a bay so polluted with pesticides, herbicides, toxic metals, pharmaceuticals etc. that fisherman are advised not to fish out of it, nor people to swim in it- a project which our struggling residents, towns and infrastructure can ill afford in a failing economy. We cannot accept the parameters offered by this 'plan'-Kinsey needs to back off from accusing those who oppose it-of racism-we should be thinking outside the box which has been created to discuss this 'plan'. i do not believe that it is a plan to afford 'affordable' housing- I believe that it is a backdoor to subvert local governments deciding how and where they allow new housing. There is no offer of monies to pay for the infrastructure-sewers, schools, water- and who pays the cost? I think that those of us who oppose this plan need to start a website and sign a pledge to walk door to door to educate people, Yes- we do need workforce housing -let's find a way to subsidize it and cut out the middlemen- let's make local policy- town by town to meet local needs, and-if we are going to spend millions, let's have a public discussion. Many of them. It should go to a vote. But the 'One Bay Area' planners must not be allowed to control the ballot language. It must be put together by a group from all sides.
valeri hood May 14, 2013 at 12:28 pm
The so- called 'One Bay Area Plan' subverts local control. It is being foisted on us by ABAG, MTC…Read More and local officials/and so-called representatives. At this time Fairax is at gridlock several times/day, yet we are slated under this plan for 280 new 'units' -how many people/with cars/unit unknown. I support increasing workforce housing but oppose giveaways to developers who will make huge profits, while local communities can only look on as local rights are eroded. In 4 years, ABAG- an unelected body, will 'revisit' these numbers- and so far, they have always demanded increase of numbers. ABAG reminds me of a greedy ravenous monster, whose belly is never full. Fairfax, has been compared to the Oakland Hills in terms of fire danger-narrow windy roads with a fire load that increases by the year. If a fire were to start, during a traffic standstill, how would people get out of town?
Locally, we are worried about them getting out at ANY time!
I know that CALTRANS has had plans on the books for a 4 lane highway from San Rafael to Point Reyes. We we get to total gridlock, which this housing infill
plan will bring us to, we will have no choice but to destroy yet another facet of our small town life. I speak about Fairfax, but every town is slated for more housing in Marin, and 25 % of that housing is slated to be built in toxic sites.
Stephen Nestel May 14, 2013 at 11:21 am
Thanks again Bob for being a leading light in the discussion of the One Bay Area Plan. It is so…Read More frustrating to be presented with questionable statistics and wild projections of growth by our government as fact. Your commonsense criticism is most welcome. We must not allow the urbanization of Marin to go unchallenged. Remember Marincello.
Rico May 13, 2013 at 09:37 pm
reply to Al,
I posted a comment on this thread last night on the Mill Valley Patch and it was…Read More rejected instantly with no explanation as to why at all. I emailed the editor to see what the problem was, but so far I have not heard a reply.
I think that they are reworking the Patch and are experimenting with new filters, probably some bugs to work out .
Also, I have in the past noticed that some posts on the Mill Valley Patch do not show up at all on all the other Patch's in Marin. I guess it depends on the topic, each Patch has different articles for their areas, but this particular thread concerns all of Marin.
One thing I think that I will do from now on is to NOT use the reply button.
It confuses some people about the order that the Patch places replies, and some people have accused others of responding to the wrong poster.
I have a suggestion for the Patch editors, place replies in the order received, oldest first.
Also I like the new spelling warning.
And I agree, Bob wrote a great letter and I hope someone at ABAG reads and understands it.
Al Dugan May 13, 2013 at 07:11 pm
Wow, things have changed on the Novato Patch. I posted the comment below to the same articule on…Read More the Mill Valley Patch and it did not carry over to the Novato Patch. Wow, I miss Brent.....
Bob, as always a thoughtful and complete examination of the facts and a penetrating rebuttal of the flawed process apparently driven by a heavy dose of lobby pressure and politics and disregard for the facts.
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All Boards » Rhonda J. (Smith) McCormick May 18, 2013 at 04:14 pm
So wish I could be there for the Memorial Day Parade and picnic. I used to join in the fun for…Read More years!
Rico May 20, 2013 at 06:25 pm
So, the traffic circles do impede traffic flow and slow motorists down. I do question why the City…Read More of M.V. decided to put a painted traffic circle at an isolated intersection like Cascade and Old Mill. There is not a high volume of traffic at that isolated intersection, and I haven't seen any reports of traffic accidents, injuries or deaths at that intersection. If people use common sense, it's real easy to figure out what to do at that intersection, even with no STOP signs. Perhaps the City of M.V. should remove the traffic circle, and do some more $tudie$. Maybe a STOP sign on Cascade Dr. would be a better solution.
ScottRAB May 20, 2013 at 10:19 am
Mini-roundabouts in the UK are often simply painted large dots in the road. While most US…Read More installations are raised up 3 or 4 inches (also used in the UK) due to concerns about scoflaw drivers. The main point is to achieve the safety of a modern roundabout in a confined space, but still permit the occasional large vehicle to make all turns.
Rico May 15, 2013 at 05:16 pm
I guess I can't hit the enter button because that submits the post so from now on (until they fix…Read More the problem), all of my posts will be one paragraph. What Angelina did was her choice, based on the multi-billion dollar per cancer industry, and by the people that like do unnecessary surgeries to line their pockets. Ask one of those male doctors if he is willing to have his testicles removed "just in case" he might get testicular cancer in the future. I'll bet that they would laugh at anyone who proposed that question. There are many ways that people can take care of their bodies to prevent cancer, like taking vitamin D, magnesium, selenium, turmeric and many more anti-inflammatory herbs. Also diet and environmental factors play a role in the pre-disposition to get cancer. In most cases, genes only play about a 5% role in a chance of inheriting or contracting cancer. But this big business of cancer research doesn't want hear about anything else besides expensive pharmaceutical drugs and surgery, anything else would threaten their business model. This post is a test of the new Patch commenting system.
Rico May 15, 2013 at 04:55 pm
Yes, and she also announced that she is considering having her ovaries removed also.
Rico May 15, 2013 at 11:04 am
Thanks Jim W. for your reply and explaining things to us.
I look forward to a new Patch where people…Read More are more considerate of other's opinions. I hope the new filters get rid of the hacker/trolls.
And by the way, if you don't port over the comments about the transgender shower sharing article that I glanced at last night, you will be doing all of us a favor !
Jim Welte (Editor) May 15, 2013 at 10:32 am
Thanks Rico. You make great points. We had a bit of a tech glitch in that some content from earlier…Read More this week did not migrate over yet to the new sites - but it'll all be there soon. And yes, we'll have more info on how to navigate the site. I'll direct you here with any specific questions for now:
https://patchsupport.zendesk.com/home
But if that doesn't cover it or if you'd prefer to ask me, feel free - happy to help. And that goes for anyone out there with a question about how to get around on the new site.
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