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Binford Bulletin
Efforts on Binford Road continue. Our outreach teams are doing a great job connecting with people living on Binford to assess individual needs, sign people up for benefits they are eligible for, and get individuals waitlisted for housing opportunities.
Since our update last month, we have housed one additional person who was previously living on Binford Road, and an additional ten people are on a strong, identified pathway to housing.
To further enhance safety along the roadway, the Board of Supervisors approved an ordinance on November 28 to reduce the speed limit on Binford Road to 35 mph.
Additional mitigation measures are also underway: we began mobile pump out services to the RVs on Binford Road; we have increased the number of porta potties and hand washing stations available on-site; and next week we will be installing wind screens near the trash pick-up areas to help prevent debris from blowing into the wetlands.
Efforts to remove personal property stored in the public right-of-way and towing of abandoned and excess vehicles are ongoing.
At the August 22 Board of Supervisors (BOS) meeting, the BOS received an update on the Binford Road encampment with an associated plan to address the encampment. At that meeting I asked staff to come back to the BOS before the end of the year to provide an update on these efforts. This update is scheduled to come before the BOS on either December 12 or 19 (exact date is still TBD). Please double check the meeting agendas as we get closer to these dates to confirm the meeting date (agendas are posted the Thursday afternoon before the Tuesday meeting). I encourage your participation and comments at that meeting.