Marinscope
Marin County Supervisor Eric Lucan provided to Marinscope this update on the Binford Road homeless encampment outside of Novato.
“Our efforts on Binford Road are progressing and we continue to address concerns from multiple angles, balancing the desire to house and help people, while working to reduce impacts.
“Our outreach teams have been hard at work connecting with people living on Binford to assess individual needs, sign people up for benefits they are eligible for, and get individuals waitlisted for housing opportunities. In the last two months, we have housed nine people who were previously living on Binford Road, and an additional nine people are on a strong, identified pathway to housing.
“The Sheriff’s office has taken steps to reduce the number of abandoned vehicles and belongings in the public right-of-way. The required 30-day pre-noticing has been completed and 15-day action notices have and continue to be distributed. Removal of personal property stored in the public right-of-way has begun. In the coming months, we should continue to see progress on this front.
“To further enhance safety along the roadway, we are working to reduce the speed limit on Binford Road to 35 mph. A first reading of the ordinance is scheduled for the Nov. 7 Board of Supervisors meeting, with the final reading and adoption scheduled for the Nov. 28 meeting. Physical barriers continue to be installed in the vacant spaces on Binford, limiting the capacity of total vehicles. If you have traveled down Binford recently, you will notice fencing is now being installed (in lieu of the dirt barriers). As individuals are housed or move on, additional fencing will be installed to further reduce and limit the number of vehicles.”
Very good. Glad to hear this. Keep it up.
9 people “ on the way to” being housed in 60 days is not a good result. I shudder to think how much money is being thrown at this
Too little too late. This filthy toxic mess should have NEVER been allowed to grow and fester! The once pristine protected waterway and bird sanctuary will take years to return to its former state, free of human waste and other detritus. Time to run them out, crush the junk heaps and bulldoze and permanently block off the rest of the access.
Keep up the good work, solutions instead of rhetoric