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Council deadlocks on staff responses to Marin grand jury housing report; item continued for more review
Summary
The council did not adopt the staff-drafted responses to the Marin County civil grand jury report on housing outreach; the motion to approve failed on a 2-2 split and the council agreed to continue the matter to allow additional review and public input.
The Fairfax Town Council did not adopt staff’s proposed responses to the 2024-25 Marin County civil grand jury report on housing outreach and transparency at the Sept. 3 meeting. A motion to approve the staff-prepared responses failed after a 2-2 tie, and the council directed staff to bring the item back for further review with more public input.
Town staff had prepared draft responses that track the grand jury’s recommendations — such as the suggestion that jurisdictions provide regular, detailed updates to the public and clarify how state housing laws constrain local decision-making — and circulated the drafts in advance to neighboring…
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