June 27, 2024

Creekside #2 is Tomorrow!

Come on down and enjoy a fun evening with your friends and neighbors! Void Where Prohibited is back to entertain us and we'll have our new tables set up to seat you comfortably - the bench style seating fits 8 so sit with friends or make some new friends! The One Tam Van will be here to share all the great things they are up to and Southern Marin Fire will also be joining us to share safety tips and more!

Ride your bike or walk to Creekside! We have special bike parking this year thanks to Xtracycle - our favorite bike shop in Tam Valley!

Our fiscal year ends on 6/30 so we are starting a new budget cycle on 7/1 - see below for more details about the 24-25 Fiscal Year Budget.

It's hard to believe July 4th is almost here but it is! Our offices will be closed for the holiday on July 4th. The office will be open on July 5th and garbage service will remain the same all week. There will be a short newsletter next Wednesday.

Wishing you a beautiful weekend and hope everyone is really diving into summer fun!

Have a wonderful weekend!

FY24-25 Adopted Budget At- A-Glance

The Board recently approved the Fiscal Year 2024-25 (FY24-25) Operating and Capital Improvement Budget. The fiscal year begins July 1 and ends on June 30. TCSD’s total combined operating budget for FY24-25 is approx. $10.7M and $8.9M in total revenue and expenses, respectively.

Compared to the FY23-24 adopted budget, the proposed FY24-25 budget reflects slight increases in overall revenues (approx. 4%) and expenses (approx. 2%).

Net revenues (revenue above expenses) are used to fund operating reserves as well as capital improvements. The revenues include a 2% and 4% increase in solid waste and wastewater service charges, respectively. These are the service charges you see on your property tax bill. All other fees for service such as facility rental fees, dumpster rentals, and sewer inspection fees are increasing by 2.4% rounded to the nearest dollar.  The 2.4% was based on the Bay Area Consumer Price Index (CPI) from February 2023 to February 2024. All the fee and service charge increases take effect on July 1, 2024.

The FY24-25 Capital Improvement Program budget (CIP) is approximately $2.3M. The majority of the budget is wastewater improvements such as sewer main line replacement. However, $314,000 is budgeted for miscellaneous improvements to TCSD facilities and parks such as painting the Community Center, corporation yard fence replacement, and repairing picnic tables. 

In subsequent newsletters, we will feature budget information for the different departments.

Click here to see the the adopted FY24-25 budget on our website.

Fee Increases Effective July 1, 2024

As part of the budget adoption process, the Board approved the following fee increases effective July 1, 2024:

• Approved the service charge increase of 2% for Solid Waste collection services (these fees appear on your property tax statement).
• Approved the service charge increase of 4% for Wastewater collection services (these fees appear on your property tax statement).
• Park and Facility Rental fees were increased by 2.4% rounded to the nearest dollar. The 2.4% is the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the Bay Area based on the February 2023 to February 2024 period.
• Solid Waste fees for services such as missed pick-ups and dumpster rentals were increased by 2.4% rounded to the nearest dollar.
• Wastewater fees for services such as inspection fees and capacity charges were increased by 2.4% rounded to the nearest dollar.

For more information on fee increases, please click here for the approved fee schedules. We are working to update the fee information on the website at tamcsd.org.

We Love Tam Valley

Come by the Board of Directors booth at Creekside and tell us what you love about Tam Valley! Here are some beautiful hearts from last time - made by some young artists who had a wonderful time sharing what they love about our sweet community!

And sign up to help us keep Tam Valley such a special place. There are so many ways to participate!

Tell us how you want to help!

Creekside Fridays

5:30-8pm

Tam Valley Community Center

June 28th - Void Where Prohibited

July 12th - Fog City Swampers

July 26th - Juke Joint

August 9th - Marble Party

Tam Valley Speaker Series - Save the Date!

Basics On Writing with Local Writer Michael Wisner

July 24th at 7pm

Tam Valley Community Center

Free!

Whether you’re writing emails, letters, websites, diaries, Social Media posts, speeches, short stories, novels, poetry, or screenplays, all can be enhanced with the Basics on Writing. Attendees are welcome to bring writing samples to discuss. Michael will provide all attendees an extensive Reference Sheet of collected works on writing.

Reserve your spot and find out more here...

Fire Update



It's getting dry out there! Remember to clear brush from your property and then schedule a pick up.

Marin Wildfire Chipper Day Program

The Marin Wildfire Prevention Authority is proud to sponsor the Chipping Program! The program provides for the curbside pickup, chipping, and disposal of vegetation material from residential properties.

Click here for more information.