Marin lays groundwork for new flood tax pitch in Santa Venetia

Marin lays groundwork for new flood tax pitch in Santa Venetia

After failing to win voter approval in 2021, Marin County is again considering a tax to support replacing a floodwall that protects nearly 600 homes in San Rafael. The rapidly-deteriorating timber-reinforced berm made of compacted dirt and wooden boards in the Santa Venetia area now is proposed to be replaced with a composite sheet pile floodwall. The project cost has escalated from a $6 million estimate in 2021 to the latest calculation of $25 …