March 21, 2025

Spring Has Sprung

Walking around birdland yesterday, I saw so many happy families out enjoying the sunshine. Gardeners in their front yards, weeding, kids at the park, dogs prancing about - it really feels like spring! I'm sure we will get some more wet weather to keep the grass green and help pop up even more flowers, but for now, Iet's bask in the sun and celebrate the first official days of spring.

Join Michael Bogart at the Cabin this Saturday, March 22nd, for Garden Talk - he'll have tons of spring planting inspiration.

Spaghetti Bingo is tonight - we look forward to seeing lots of happy kids there. We've got yummy food and fun prizes.

Fabrice Florin will be here on Tuesday, March 25th to talk about Creating Your Green Home. RSVP below and join us for another informative Tam Valley Tuesdays Speaker Series.

We have so much good stuff coming up! I hope you can join us for some or all of our events.

Wishing you a safe and joy filled weekend!



TCSD Board Meeting Highlights

The highlights of the March 12^th Board Meeting are listed below

• Received a presentation from  CMG Landscape Architecture (CMG) regarding the  preliminary Community Center Masterplan. CMG prepared the preliminary plan based on the input received at the February 12thcommunity workshop and from comments received via TCSD’s website. The Board and attendees provided input to CMG who will incorporate into the final Community Center Masterplan scheduled for consideration at the Board’s May meeting. The photo shows the preliminary site plan discussed at the meeting.

• Received a report from Parks and Recreation Commission (PARC) on their activities.

• Approved a request to reserve tennis courts for a Tam Valley Elementary School fundraising event in April/May on a Saturday or Sunday.

• Approved an increase to the Sewer Improvement Project Phase E project contingency by $50,000 for unforeseen field conditions.

• Conducted a public hearing to introduce an ordinance which would increase the Board’s current compensation from $100 to $150 per meeting/day with a maximum of six meeting per month. The last increase was in 2006.

• Received a General Manager’s report for February 2025 including updates on the solar feasibility study and Tamalpais Design Review Board (DRB) meeting regarding TCSD use permit amendments. The Board formed an ad-hoc subcommittee to meet with neighbors living adjacent to TCSD to discuss any concerns they may have regarding current solid waste operations. 

Click here to view the agenda.

NEXT BOARD MEETING

March 26 at 8:30am

Tam Valley Community Center

Conduct work session regarding preliminary 10 year wastewater financial plan and solar feasibility study.

Click here to view the agenda.

TRASH TALK

From Zero Waste Marin - Spring Planting and Compost

Looking forward to a vibrant spring? We may not all have a green thumb, but we can all help improve the health of Marin’s gardens and farms. Compost is nature’s way of recycling and gives our old food scraps and yard debris new life by transforming them into a nutrient-rich soil additive. This not only helps reduce the amount of waste going into our landfills, but creates a circular system where the food that once fed us can support new plants in our gardens and farms!

Why Compost?

Composting does so much more than improve your soil and grow healthier plants – it also has a significant positive impact on the environment! Composting is a simple, daily action that helps us fight landfill greenhouse gas emissions and turns our food scraps into a valuable resource for Marin County.

Learn more here:

https://zerowastemarin.org/composting-in-marin/

Earth Day - SAVE THE DATE

We will have compost available for pick up in April at the Tam Valley Community Center so keep an eye out for that delivery around Earth Day and save the date for our Earth Day celebration on April 26th were we will be screening Common Ground - a documentary about soil health and how it has the potential to have a hugely positive impact on climate change. Join us to learn just how powerful healthy soil is!

UPCOMING EVENTS

Garden Talk Series

March 22nd at 10am

The Cabin

FREE

Join our PARC Commissioner, Michael Bogart, for our continuing series of Garden Talks. This casual garden series will start with a topic and information shared by our expert and then flow from there. It’s a chance to share your experience with your friends and neighbors and to learn from each other.

We’ll have tea and coffee to share, great conversation and a healthy dose of inspiration for your garden

Tam Tuesdays Speaker Series

March 25th at 7pm

Tam Valley Community Center

FREE

Creating Your Green Home: Actionable Steps with Fabrice Florin

Join us to hear all about the steps Fabrice and Phyllis Florin have taken to transform their lifestyle and join a community of like minds to address climate change. With photos and videos, Fabrice will share his family’s journey to a carbon-neutral lifestyle, describing the process of creating their green home and the climate actions they took to reduce their carbon emissions by half. Fabrice will also talk about Green Change, and its successes. Come hear practical strategies for making your own changes.

There is no charge for this event however an RSVP is greatly appreciated so we can plan for the evening.

Click here to learn more and to RSVP.

Senior Bingo

Every Wednesday at 11am

Tam Valley Community Center

Free and lunch provided

Join us for bingo, every Wednesday at 11am, in the Community Center. Jack Schwartz calls the numbers and keeps everyone entertained. Lunch is included and usually served around 12noon. Come on down and join the Bingo Bunch!

Last Wednesday they celebrated St.Patrick's Day with a traditional Irish meal and lots of good cheer!



RESOURCES

Mill Valley Library

Empowered Caregiver Series

April 17th at 10:30am

Exploring Care and Support Services

This Alzheimer's Association series teaches caregivers how to navigate caring for someone with dementia. Participants receive activities to apply person- centered care approaches to your own caregiving situation.

It is an honor to bring you the news of Tam Valley each week. If you have any questions about our newsletter, want to see something included or would like more information about our events, please reach out to me at events@tamcsd.org.



Camille

Communications & Events Coordinator