- Truck parked IN THE ROAD on Binford Rd with a man having a social call with a resident. Speed limit is 55mph and cars/trucks drive faster.
2. County workers repairing the daily vandalism of the SMART train fences on Binford Rd at taxpayers’ expense. Fences are cut by RV residents so they can take an alternate route. This is dangerous for foot traffic as there are active trains on this railroad track.
3. Five of ten bags of trash picked up in one hour by Novato volunteers. RV residents sat in lawn chairs and watched as volunteers picked up their trash.
4. Pitbull mix in makeshift dog run/cage.
5. “Only in Marin” do our “unhoused” have recreational vehicles (boats and jet skis). This is one of three jet skis stored for free on Binford Rd by RV residents. Jet ski’s and boats can be sold and the money from the sale can be put toward a deposit for a rental.
6. Second truck sticking out in the road on a blind turn where drivers drive over 55 mph.
7. Makeshift hose for human waste which drains into the wetlands. Eric Lucan and Fish and Wildlife are not doing anything to stop this. The Audubon Society and Sierra Club are noticeably mute and like Fish and Wildlife are doing nothing to help with the pollution of our wetlands.
Thank you for documenting this disaster. It is out of control and getting worse, despite the County of Marin throwing more money at the problem. We need sustainable, long-term solutions. Why, at the very least, isn’t our Board of Supervisors preventing the RV encampment from growing? And, why aren’t they enforcing the “No Littering” signs posted on the road that is adjacent to the wetlands?? At the very least, remove all of the abandoned vehicles and recreational vehicles stored there, block parking on the side of the road that lines the wetlands and have the people who are living in their RVs move to the other side of the road — further from the wetlands. This is not a long-term solution, but a reasonable first step to preventing further contamination of the wetlands. The County has a responsibility to protect our public natural resources. It is failing us all.
Comment on Photo #7, the RV Hose
nancy abruzzo
Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2023 12:27 PM
To: Eric Lucan
Subject: I won’t make you guess what this is
It’s a makeshift hose from an RV toilet dumping human urine and feces directly into the wetlands. Will throwing taxpayer money at Binford solve this? Of course not. Why use taxpayer provided facilities when there’s a huge septic tank right next to the road. BTW…Non-governmental volunteers schedule periodic clean ups on Binford. Can we count on you and the other supervisors to participate in the next one?