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School Street Project
From Cara Chambers <[email protected]>
Date Sun 9/28/2025 2:30 PM
To 95 Broadway Project <[email protected]>; [email protected] <[email protected]>; Fairfax Town Council <[email protected]> To Whom It May Concern,
I am writing to express my deep concern about the proposed 6½-story apartment tower in our town. While we absolutely need more housing, this particular project is not the right fit. It is too large, too unsafe, and too unaffordable for a town of our size and character.
As currently planned, the development would:
Increase our population by approximately 10% in one move, without the necessary infrastructure to support such growth safely.
Disrupt our town’s longstanding tradition of 1- to 3-story buildings and small-scale, community-focused development.
Claim to offer “affordable” housing, yet price out many of the very people who keep our town running (shopkeepers, teachers, nurses, and first responders; a I urge you to work with the community to shape a housing solution that respects our town’s scale, geography, and residents. We need thoughtful development that is smart, sustainable, and genuinely affordable.
Sincerely,
Cara Chambers (20+ year Fairfax renter)/20 Banchero Way, Fairfax Outlook
6 story building
From Diane r <[email protected]>
Date Sun 9/28/2025 10:25 PM
To Fairfax Town Council <[email protected]> Absolutely please vote no to a six story building in Fairfax. It would ruin the look of the town. It would make a huge problem with traffic and parking and it’s just a very bad idea all around. I can’t believe you’re even considering it. I urge you strongly to vote NO Thank you
Diane Rose
101 cascade drive
Fairfax ca 94930
Sent from my iPhone
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Housing Plan
From Jon Beck <[email protected]>
Date Tue 9/30/2025 12:29 PM
To Fairfax Town Council <[email protected]> Dear council members,
As a 30 year Fairfax resident, I have enjoyed the quiet, slower pace of this town and the way we have been different, by supporting small businesses without chain stores, and maintaining smaller - sized apartment complexes that match as best as possible the sizing and scale of our single family homes. While I understand that we need more housing, especially affordable housing, I think we need to do all that we can to prevent any building beyond 3-4 stories from being built in this town. Now is the time to dig in, work with other towns and past campaigns to limit large scale development throughout Marin County.
Please do more to do what I speak of above.
Thank you,
Jon Beck
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Subject: Formal Opposition and Request for Reconsideration of the School Street Plaza Housing Element Projec
From [email protected] <[email protected]>
Date Mon 9/29/2025 12:17 PM
To Fairfax Town Council <[email protected]> Dear Mayor and Town Council Members,
I am writing to formally express my significant concern and opposition to the current proposal for the Housing Element project at the School Street Plaza location. This perspective is shared by a large number of Fairfax residents who believe that the scope of the current plan is disproportionate to the existing scale and character of our town.
While I fully acknowledge and support the need for additional housing within Fairfax, and recognize School Street Plaza as a potential site, the proposed density is problematic. A housing plan with a smaller, more integrated footprint that harmonizes with the size of Fairfax would be a more welcome and appropriate solution. I urge the Council to explore alternative sites and configurations, such as the potential of the Country Club property, to achieve housing goals without sacrificing the unique fabric of our community.
My primary concern centers on the adverse impact of the proposed density on our town’s infrastructure and quality of life. The addition of a large volume of residents and vehicles in one concentrated area, even with the proposed parking structure, will undeniably exacerbate existing traffic congestion, particularly during peak hours, creating a level of disruption that is illogical and unsustainable for a town of Fairfax’s size.
To address the severity of this issue, I respectfully request that the Town Council pursue all available legal and legislative avenues to stop or significantly modify this plan. Specifically:
1. Legal Strategy: I strongly encourage the Council to allocate necessary resources to secure the highest level of legal counsel available to vigorously defend the town’s interests in this matter. I and I hope many other taxpayers would support the appropriate expenditure of public funds to match the expertise of any opposing counsel.
2. Legislative Advocacy: I urge the Council to formally engage with our state and federal representatives, including Governor Gavin Newsom and Representative Jared Huffman, to voice the town’s opposition. Direct communication with these officials is critical to securing support and potential relief from state mandates that may not adequately consider local impact.
I trust that the Town Council understands the critical nature of this decision for the future of our town. I ask that you take all necessary, extreme measures to protect the integrity of Fairfax by stopping the current proposal and advocating for a plan that is truly proportional and sustainable.
Thank you for your service and for considering the profound concerns of your constituents.
Sincerely,
Nancy Meyer 40 Belle Avenue Fairfax, CA 94930