Even many of us who have lived in Strawberry a long time don’t know some basic things about Strawberry. \u00a0Here are some facts about the\u00a0community we call home:<\/p>\n
– Even though our mailing address is Mill Valley, we are not part of incorporated Mill Valley<\/strong>; we are under the jurisdiction of the county. \u00a0Mill Valley City Council, MV mayor, MV DPW or police, etc. – none of that applies to us. \u00a0We use county services.<\/p>\n – Strawberry government services<\/strong> include the Tam Valley School District, the Southern Marin Fire District, the Richardson Bay Sanitary District, and the Marin County Sheriff’s department.<\/p>\n – Marin County has a Countywide Plan that is updated periodically that governs things like traffic, land use, zoning, etc. \u00a0Strawberry is specifically governed by the Strawberry Community Plan<\/strong>, last updated in 1982, which is legally incorporated into\u00a0the Countywide Plan. \u00a0Smaller neighborhoods are then governed by “master plans” or “precise plans,” which often contain specific requirements or prohibitions.<\/p>\n –\u00a0Specific Strawberry government groups include the Strawberry Design Review Board<\/strong> (appointed by our county Supervisor, website here<\/a>) which reviews building proposals, and the Strawberry Recreation District Board<\/strong> (elected by residents, website here<\/a>) which manages the Strawberry Recreation District, including the Rec Center on E. Strawberry Dr.<\/p>\n – There are more than one\u00a0“Strawberry,”<\/strong> depending on what you look at; the area for the Rec District is different than that governed by the Design Review Board, which is different than the borders counted for Strawberry’s population as a “Census Designated Place.”<\/p>\n – Our elected officials<\/strong> include Kate Sears (Marin County District 3 Supervisor), Mike McGuire (our new state senator), Marc Levine (state assemblyman), and Jared Huffman (US Representative).<\/p>\n – We’re in District 3 of Marin County<\/strong>, which includes the towns of Sausalito, Mill Valley, Tiburon and Belvedere, and the unincorporated areas of Strawberry, Tam Valley and Marin City.<\/p>\n – Strawberry’s population of about 5,400 people makes it almost as big as Sausalito<\/strong> (about 7,100), but smaller than Tiburon (about 9,200) and\u00a0Mill Valley (almost 14,000).<\/p>\n – Marin county is older (on average) than the rest of the Bay Area, and Strawberry is older<\/strong> (on average) than the rest of Marin county.<\/p>\n – According to the MV School District, Strawberry Point Elementary School capacity is 360 students; current enrollment is over 400<\/strong>, according to a recent Mill Valley\u00a0traffic study.<\/p>\n – There are more students attending Strawberry Point from\u00a0outside Strawberry<\/strong> than local Strawberry children, according to that same traffic study.<\/p>\n – Strawberry is over 60% rentals, less than 40%<\/strong> single-family homes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Even many of us who have lived in Strawberry a long time don’t know some basic things about Strawberry. \u00a0Here are some facts about the\u00a0community we call home: – Even though our mailing address is Mill Valley, we are not … Continue reading