In Your Town for April 19, 2024
ROSS
Committee endorses
home, pool proposal
The Ross Advisory Design Review Group has recommended that the town approve a proposal for a home and pool project at 51 Shady Lane.
The proposal calls for demolishing the 345-square-foot pool house and relocating the nonconforming pool to the rear setback with a patio and outdoor fireplace, according to a town planning report. The floor area of the pool house would be transferred to the residence to expand the kitchen, family room and a bedroom, among other changes.
The advisory panel held a hearing on the application at its meeting on Tuesday.
LARKSPUR
Contractor selected
for help on rent law
The city plans to spend up to $50,000 for a contractor to help it implement its new rent-control ordinance.
The funding is for the Eden Council for Hope and Opportunity, or ECHO, an organization that promotes housing accessibility.
“ECHO supports public agencies throughout the Bay Area by responding to calls from tenants and landlords inquiring about local ordinances and state laws, mediating disputes between tenants and landlords, and offering educational outreach and webinars,” City Manager Dan Schwarz wrote in a report to the City Council. “Many agencies provide these services with in-house resources that Larkspur does not currently possess. At this time, staff believes it will be most cost-effective to partner with ECHO rather than hire staff for this purpose.”
The City Council approved the expenditure at its meeting on Wednesday.
CORTE MADERA
Bidder chosen for
town traffic project
The town has selected a contractor for a project to install paths for pedestrians and cyclists.
The initiative — called the Central Marin Regional Pathways Gap Closure Project — will involve “reconstructing the class 1 path on Wornum Drive, installing a new class 4 cycle track on Nellen Avenue, installing enhanced crosswalks with rectangular rapid flashing beacons across Wornum Drive and Fifer Avenue, microsurfacing Wornum Drive and Nellen Avenue, and asphalt resurfacing Fifer Avenue,” according to a town staff report.
The engineer’s cost estimate for the project was $1.35 million, the report said. The town received bids for $1.26 million, $1.8 million and $1.83 million.
The Town Council, which met Tuesday, authorized the public works director to award the contract to the low bidder, Bauman Landscape and Construction of San Francisco.