Welcome to the official web site of the San Marin Improvement Association! 

Consisting of hundreds of households, the SMIA is the largest voluntary resident's association in

Northern Marin County.

Our mailing address is SMIA, PMB 329, 936B Seventh Street, Novato, CA 94945-3000.

Please feel free to contact us by email: smiamail@gmail.com

Happy Holidays San Marin Residents! Please Join the Spirit and Pay your Annual Dues!

It is that time of year again to pay your $15 annual dues. We have kept our dues low so that it is affordable for most everyone in our neighborhood. $15 is a small price to pay, given the amount of wonderful activities that the SMIA provides for its residents. The SMIA sponsors the publishing/printing of this newsletter; the annual Halloween Parade; the annual Easter Egg Hunt & Family Picnic; the annual Neighborhood Garage Sales; the Adult Neighborhood Social, the SMIA Classic Car Exposition and much more! Please pay $15/year or $30 for 2 years. If you are unsure whether you have paid already, you may email us at smiamail@gmail.com. Regardless, if you overpay, the amount gets credited towards the following year.

If we do not receive your dues by January 31st, you will not receive the bimonthly newsletter. This issue of the View is complimentary to all residents, but come January it will only be sent to paid members. Thank you!

Fireman's Fund Developer Meeting, Thursday, Dec 4th

American Assets, Inc., a San Diego based real estate investment and development company, is planning to redevelop the existing Fireman's Fund Office Campus. The proposal, referred to as The Commons at Mount Burdell, seeks to create a mixed-use project representing a national model of environmentally responsible development, incorporating cutting edge green design and technologies to meet the operational needs of the existing and proposed buildings at the project site. The project plans to retain the existing Fireman's Fund buildings and add a mix of new office and retail space, a community building, a hotel/conference center, a health club, and one-hundred and fifty residential apartments. In order to receive early community input on the project, American Assets invites you to attend a neighborhood meeting to learn more about the project, ask questions, and offer comments.
Thursday, December 4, 2008 - 7:00 p.m.
Novato Unified School District Board Room, 1015 7th St.

Santa is Coming! Saturday, Dec. 20th

Ho Ho Ho… Guess who is coming to San Marin once again on his famous horse & carriage…. Santa!! Oh, and don't forget his loyal elf who hands out candy canes and helps children on and off the carriage. Santa & elf will be trotting by carriage through our neighborhood on Saturday, December 20th from 9am-12.30pm. Children who wave to Santa from the sidewalk will be able to sit on his lap and express their wishes and maybe even get a candy cane! If you are unable to find Santa in the neighborhood, then head on over to the Meridian Rolling Hills Club at 11.30 where Santa will end his journey. The Club will provide cookies and cocoa for all the patient children. In addition, the fabulous San Marin Choir will keep everyone entertained with their wonderful caroling. Santa must head back to the North Pole at 12.30pm. Don't miss out on the holiday spirit!

Santa will begin his journey from Novato Blvd. down San Miguel
Way, turn onto Feliz Dr., then left on San Luis. He will then take a left on San Carlos and head west to Clemente Ct., where he will make his rounds. He will then head back on San Carlos, and eventually turn right on San Ramon Dr. He will then head towards Rolling Hills Club. See you on the 20th! (Heavy rain cancels.)

Want to Volunteer?

It takes a lot of volunteers to run SMIA. Everything from running this site to the mailings to the Easter Egg Hunt, BBQ and other events rely completely on volunteers. All of the SMIA Board members are volunteers. If you would like to get involved, let us know. Do you have accounting skills? Like to do nonprofit tax returns? Like attending meetings? can you help at events or with event planning? Email us and we will find some way to put you to work. Email us at smiamail@gmail.com and tell us you are interested in becoming a volunteer.

Thanks in advance! tell a friend!

Open Space Hikes

We are working on another guided tour of Mt. Burdell. In the meantime, please check the list of already scheduled hikes throughout Marin County on the Marin County Open Space District webpage at www.marinopenspace.org

What your Dues Support:

If you have not sent in your dues ($15), then you have received your last newsletter. We hope that you will continue the community spirit and send in your dues. And thank you to the hundreds who have already sent in their dues, and to those of you who sent us more than $15 - we truly appreciate it!
The dues are spent on building community relationships amongst neighbors through social events such as:

San Marin Neighborhood Social
Easter Egg Hunt & Community Picnic
San Marin Neighborhood Social
Community Garage Sales
Halloween Parade
Santa by Sleigh

DUES Dues Dues! ...Please send $15 with your name and address to:

The San Marin Improvement Association,

PMB 329, 936B Seventh Street, Novato, CA 94945-3000

(Be sure the PMB is on your envelope, or it will be returned)...Thanks in advance for your dues!

Advertising with the SMIA

The SMIA mails our bi-monthly newsletter to hundreds of households in the San Marin area. If you would like to harness the power of this exposure for your business, we charge $50 for each business-card size advertisement placed. Please click here to read the guidelines for advertisements. If you decide you would like to advertise with us, please email us at smiamail@gmail.com and we will let you know when the deadline for that particular month is. Thank you.

Volunteer Information

It takes a lot of volunteers to run SMIA. Everything from running this site to the mailings to the Easter Egg Hunt, BBQ and other events rely completely on volunteers. If you would like to get involved, let us know. Do you have accounting skills? Like to do non-profit tax returns? Like attending meetings? Email us and we will find some way to put you to work. Email us at smiamail@gmail.com and tell us you are interested in becoming a volunteer.

Thanks in advance! tell a friend!

SMIA Yahoo Group Page Created

A new yahoo group page has been created for San Marin residents. This page is intended to be used as a resource for residents to be able to communicate with each other on issues that affect San Marin and its residents. We will be sending out email reminders of SMIA meetings, and SMIA events! Also, anyone in the group can email the host with topics and if appropriate, they will be emailed to the entire group. Sign up today!

If you would prefer to only receive emails from other members and the group moderator and not be able to post messages, enter your email address here to be added to the email list:

This site last updated on November 25, 2008

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