Ross Valley narrowly approves flood control fee

As anticipated, the Ross Valley flood control fee passed. The Ross Valley Flood Control District’s 15,000+ property owners will pay an average of $125 a year. The fee will raise about $40MM over the next 20-years.

> From the Marin IJ…

A new fee designed to implement flood control in the Ross Valley squeezed out a narrow victory Friday, winning by just 65 votes - after 1,708 ballots were judged invalid.

The fee will raise about $40 million over the next 20 years for flood control. Passage of the measure represents a victory for Supervisor Hal Brown, who spearheaded the campaign after 1,200 homes and 200 businesses were damaged by flooding that occurred across much of Marin in the early morning of Dec. 31, 2005.

The Ross Valley was hit the hardest. The Corte Madera Creek Basin has flooded 14 times over the past 50 years. Read More >>