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Residents describe damage and urge faster action, early alerts and mutual aid after Corte Madera floods
Summary
At a public comment-heavy town hall, residents recounted personal flooding and damage, pressed for earlier alerts, better sandbag logistics, mutual-aid sandbagging (search-and-rescue), and faster multi-agency coordination for berm and channel fixes.
Dozens of Corte Madera residents used a special Flood Board town hall to recount house and garage damage, highlight rescue and access concerns and press the town for faster, clearer action ahead of future king tides.
Multiple residents said their properties have flooded repeatedly over decades and described how the recent event overtopped berms, sent water in unexpected directions and left basements, garages and yards inundated for hours. A Marina Village resident said a berm failure caused water to flow north-to-south into yards and estimated 2—–3 feet of water at her corner; town staff confirmed…
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