Dear Neighbors,
The communities of Los Angeles are in our hearts and on our minds with their devastating fires serving as a reminder how our continued hyper-local focus on fire mitigation is crucial.
At the state level, CalFire's personnel and budget has nearly doubled during the past five or so years. Here locally, we have the Kentfield Fire District focused on preparedness and prevention while actively hiring seasonal firefighters. However, there is work to be done by all of us as property-owners in Kent Woodlands to prepare for fire.
On Monday, February 24th at 6:00pm, a representative from the Kentfield Fire District (who personally participated in firefighting efforts in LA recently) will be attending our meeting. We'll discuss preparedness and evacuations, and have the opportunity to ask questions and make comments in this candid forum.
Thank you to the relatively large turnout (over 65 households) who attended our annual meeting last month. Please email us for a link to the recording if you weren't able to make it. In addition to a report from the Sheriff's Department, which we greatly appreciated, we had an interesting and productive discussion with an electrical underground engineer. I know the undergrounding committee (made up of volunteer residents) is working on next steps as we continue to explore undergrounding wires in the Woodlands.
During the annual meeting, we also had the pleasure of hearing from Ranjiv Khush, our elected local representative on the Marin Water board. For more detail on Marin Water’s management of wildfire risks, click HERE for a copy of Ranjiv’s presentation. Reach out to Ranjiv directly at rkhush@marinwater.org should you have any follow-up questions or comments.
Finally, we're pleased to congratulate Brian Colbert as our district's newest Supervisor. I had the honor of attending his swearing in at the Civic Center, and I have extended an invitation for him to attend our February 24th board meeting to meet our board and residents. The KWPOA looks forward to working with Brian as the second largest (next to Greenbrae) property owner's association in his district.
Sincerely,
Jeff Leh, President
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