Forum on Housing Needs, Constraints, Opportunities

Housing needs, constraints, and opportunities in Marin will be the topic of a public forum on Wed., at the Pickleweed Community Center in San Rafael. 
Susan Adams, County Supervisor, will be moderator. Panelists will be Bob Brown, San Rafael Community Development Director; Nona Dennis, Marin Conservation League Vice President; Ken Kirkey, Planning Director, Association of Bay Area Governments; Betty Pagett, Marin County League of Women Voters; and Dick Spotswood, columnist, Marin Independent-Journal.

Sponsors of the event are the Marin Conservation League, Marin County League of Women Voters, and Marin Environmental Housing Collaborative. Questions and comments from the audience will be encouraged. Issues to be discussed will include planning requirements for housing in city and county general plans, whether there should be changes in these requirements, and how new state laws such as SB 375, which encourages “sustainable” or “transit-oriented” development, will affect local plans.