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Council Adopts Ordinance regarding Accessory and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units to Comply with State Law

Posted on January 25, 2022

Click here to read the ordinance.

Peri Park Will Be Closed on Tuesday January 25th – PG&E to Replace Power Pole

Posted on January 18, 2022

Peri Park will be closed on Tuesday January 25th, in order for PG&E to replace the power pole located within the park. Please plan accordingly.

Update on SFD Blvd. Lane Closure

Posted on January 10, 2022

1/10/22 Update as of this morning, from our Interim Public Works Director, Jonathon Goldman: Work continues on the emergency repairs resulting from the December 13th sinkhole discovery.  Work remaining to be completed includes: A second layer of structural connection between the failed unreinforced concrete wall and the steel sheet pile wall, backfilling of the excavation,...

Town Council Declares a Local Emergency and Authorizes Work to Begin on the Retaining Wall at or Near 2378 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard

Posted on December 19, 2021

At the December 15th Town Council meeting the Council adopted a resolution declaring a local emergency at or near 2378 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard, Fairfax, and authorized the Emergency Procurement of Materials and Labor without Competitive Bidding. Crews from Maggiora & Ghilotti have been working on securing the retaining wall through the weekend. They are...

At the December 15th meeting, the Fairfax Town Council Appointed Heather Abrams as its New Town Manager. 

Posted on December 15, 2021

On December 15, 2021, the Town Council of Fairfax appointed Heather Abrams as its new Town Manager. Heather Abrams is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley, and she completed an executive certificate in Public Leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School. Ms. Abrams earned an MBA from California State University Monterey Bay. She is...

Town Council Selects Stephanie Hellman as Mayor and Chance Cutrano as Vice Mayor

Posted on December 2, 2021

At their December 1st meeting, the Town Council reorganized, selecting their new mayor and vice mayor for the next 12 months. Please welcome Mayor Stephanie Hellman and Vice Mayor Chance Cutrano.  They thanked former mayor Bruce Ackerman for his service this past year, and presented him with a gavel plaque. The Council is organized as...

Watch the Recording of the Community Workshop Regarding the Housing Element

Posted on November 24, 2021

Staff and EMC Planning Group was happy to host a virtual workshop with 40 local community members last Saturday. Attendees learned about the sites inventory list and were able to play with the Plan Fairfax Housing tool as a group, as well as offer their questions and discuss issues. Watch the video from that workshop...