News briefs from across Marin County.
NOVATO
The city has awarded a contract of nearly $1.6 million for its annual road rehabilitation program.
The contract is for the second phase of the project, which involves “rejuvenating scrub seal and micro-surfacing, and replacement of thermoplastic pavement markings and striping,” Gosia Woodfin, a city engineer, wrote in a staff report. The first phase, involving road preparation, is scheduled to conclude this month.
The city received six bids for the second phase of the project. Pavement Coatings Co. submitted the lowest bid at $1,593,905.55. The highest was $2.2 million. The engineer’s estimate for the project was about $1.4 million.
The City Council authorized the Pavement Coatings Co. contract at its meeting on Tuesday. A list of the streets included in the project is online at shorturl.at/sAFNT.
MILL VALLEY
The city Planning Commission has approved a home construction project in the Scott Valley neighborhood.
The owners of 10 George Lane want to demolish the three-story, 6,493-square-foot residence, which was damaged in a fire, and build a two-story, 6,491-square-foot home. The plan also calls for replacing a two-car garage with a three-car garage.
The commission held a hearing on the project at its meeting on Tuesday.
SAN ANSELMO
The Town Council made a series of appointments to advisory boards this week, said Serge Avila, the town clerk.
The council named Kathy Shatter and Dana Lewis to the Arts Commission; appointed Lucy Mathews and reappointed Karen Mendelow and Susannah Saunders to the Climate Action Commission; and named Rod Kerr, Dermot Corr and Patrick Stallone to the Parks and Recreation Commission.
The council took the actions during its meeting on Tuesday.
MOUNT TAMALPAIS
A Sonoma County sheriff’s helicopter crew rescued a driver from a ravine on the west side of Mount Tamalpais.
The vehicle plunged about 200 feet down from Panoramic Highway on Wednesday afternoon, according to the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office. Deputy Larry Matelli, a member of the air crew, said a large tree stopped the vehicle from falling further.
“Her car was teetering on a tree,” he said Thursday.
Two rescuers attached themselves to a 200-foot rescue line and were lowered into the heavily wooded area to retrieve the driver. Matelli said the helicopter hovered just 10 feet above the treetops.
The driver reported pain and was transported to an ambulance crew waiting nearby.
The California Highway Patrol is investigating why the driver crashed.
