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Is My Neighborhood on Fire?

Between 8-9PM last night I looked out the window and saw a plume of black smoke billowing up from the east less than 2 miles from my home with many, many homes between here and there. 

I saw no fire alerts anywhere on-line at the time, and oddly I have seen no reports about the incident since.

Turns out it was ANOTHER vehicle that had caught on fire on Binford Rd!  Apparently the resident was “cooking” something…

In the area around Binford, our homes are all adjacent to the Open Space which is extremely dry this time of year and could easily be caught on fire.

I am very concerned that the Binford residents are going to catch the Open Space on fire and burn down our homes!

If you live anywhere near Binford you should be as well, this continues to go on, and nothing is being done about it.

Can you imagine the massive damage that might have occurred if this fire got out of control?

Below are clips offered by neighbors and concerned citizens.

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Citizen Letter and Response from County Supervisor

Email thread below:

From: Eric Lucan <[email protected]>
Date: June 26, 2024 at 5:17:11 PM PDT
To: nancy abruzzo <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: How much longer are you going to ask us to tolerate this?

Nancy,

Thanks for reaching out. Despite the arrest, progress continues to be made at Binford.

These numbers are as of June 1st:

  • 85 individuals (down from ~116) with 26 housed, plus 5 self-resolved/other (since 8/2023)
  • 10 buyback incentives completed, 5 more expected by June 30 (very successful)
  • 91 total vehicles and 47 total sites (down from ~150 and 75 sites in 2023) 

Eric Lucan

Marin County Supervisor, District 5

San Rafael, CA 94903

3501 Civic Center Drive, Suite 329

(415) 473-7339

From: nancy abruzzo <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2024 7:35 AM
To: Eric Lucan <[email protected]>
Subject: How much longer are you going to ask us to tolerate this?

These arrests are occurring on a regular basis. What are the chances this addict will bail out and return to the wetlands?  Binford Road has become Novato’s ghetto. It’s getting worse on your watch. So much for throwing money at the problem. Clear the road once and for all.

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City of Novato – “Report An Issue” website

You can use this to report any issues wrt Binford on the Novato side.

At the City of Novato, we use a coordinated service request process to ensure all departments work together to handle these concerns. I recommend using our service request feature on the City of Novato website, found at this link: https://www.novato.org/community/report-an-issue.

You may upload a photo of the issue to help city staff evaluate what services are needed and which staff members (police, public works, homeless outreach) would be best suited to handle it.

Jim Naugle, Novato Chief of Police