From: Donna Morgan
Sent: Monday, October 3, 2022 9:49 AM
To: Distrib- City Clerk <[email protected]>; Lindsay Lara <[email protected]> Cc: Stephen Acker <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: Send Monday
For inclusion as a public comment for today's City Council Meeting Re: Inclusion of Canal maintenance in future planning
Dear City Council Members,
Now that San Rafael is finally dredging the long delayed dredging of the canal, there should be a plan in place for maintaining the waterway and future dredging schedule as recommended by the engineers to maintain the viability of the canal and help the adjacent homeowners plan for this future expense. I am being billed over $25,000 for the few feet on the canal deemed private in front of my home. I, as a homeowner on the Canal paying over $33,000 in property taxes annually, feel that I am not getting the same services as other homeowners in San Rafael. Not only has the City not maintained the infrastructure in front of my house including the storm drain infrastructure, it does not maintain the access street behind my house. I realize that our taxes are used for the good of the entire community but I expect equal treatment to others in other neighborhoods. The City would never allow the equivalent deteriorating condition ( ie the canal) of a street in any of our other neighborhoods.
Respectfully submitted,
Donna Morgan
San Rafael, Ca 93901