In Your Town for May 30, 2023
TIBURON
New home proposed
on Bel Aire property
The town’s Design Review Board has scheduled a hearing this week on a plan for a new home in the Bel Aire neighborhood.
The property owners at 283 Cecilia Way want to demolish the 1,412-square-foot, 70-year-old residence and construct a 2,622-square-foot home. The proposal also calls for a 598-square-foot garage, a new pool and six queen palm trees in the rear yard.
The hearing is set for 7 p.m. Wednesday at Town Hall. Project documents are available online at shorturl.at/uyHL6.
MILL VALLEY
Couple plead guilty
in elder theft case
A San Francisco couple accused of stealing more than $135,000 from an elderly Mill Valley woman have pleaded guilty.
The investigation began in November 2021, when the victim’s financial representative reported irregularities in her account, said Mill Valley police Capt. Lindsay Haynes. Further investigation by police determined that the victim had written checks over several years to Philip Adams, 75, and Lorraine Adams, 73, who had befriended the woman.
The Adamses also had been added as beneficiaries on two of the victim’s accounts without the knowledge of the financial representative, who had power of attorney, Haynes said.
Mill Valley police sought elder theft charges, and the Marin County District Attorney’s Office filed a felony case. Authorities alleged the loss was $135,255.
The Adamses accepted a plea deal on Thursday and admitted to a misdemeanor count. They received a 120-day jail sentence, but the sentence was stayed pending the completion of one year on probation.
In a joint statement, defense attorneys Camille Bosworth and Juliana Weil called the case “an unfortunate misunderstanding.”
“Philip and Lorraine paid back the money they accepted, plus interest, in full,” the lawyers said.
CORTE MADERA
Town Council makes
selections for boards
The Town Council has made a slate of appointments to three advisory committees.
Peter Chase and James Rizzo, members of the Planning Commission whose terms were expiring, were appointed to new terms, said Rebecca Vaughn, the town clerk and assistant town manager.
Emily Charley and Chenin Kenig, incumbents on the Parks and Recreation Commission, were granted new terms, and Lisa Budhiman was also named to the panel.
The council also named Patrick Burtis and Karen Lang to the Climate Action Committee and re-appointed Philip Simon for another term.
The council interviewed applicants and made the selections at its meeting on May 16.
SAN RAFAEL
Vermin abated at
convenience store
A Santa Venetia store that was ordered closed because of a vermin infestation has passed a follow-up inspection, according to Marin County Environmental Health Services.
A county inspector shut down the 7-Eleven at 292 N. San Pedro Road on May 17 after finding rodent droppings under food shelves and freezers, among other alleged violations. Another inspection was set for Thursday.
In the second examination, the inspector found that the store had traps, clean floors and new roof panels, and that vegetation had been cleared from the rear of the building, according to his report. He issued a green placard allowing the store to reopen.