Notes from the General Manager
Dear Resident,
Welcome to the first edition of “Notes from the General Manager.” This feature will appear once a month in the weekly newsletter. The objective will be to provide more in-depth/detailed information on TCSD projects, services, or activities that may be of interest to the community.
From time to time, I may use this article to introduce you to your district staff. This month I will start with myself. I’ve been the TCSD General Manager since May 2022 (approximately 18 months). Prior to that, I was the Town Manager for the Town of Fairfax for 8.5 years. If you are familiar with my predecessor here at TCSD, Heather Abrams, we, in essence, switched jobs. I know, very odd or funny, depending on your perspective. While I am familiar with working with special districts in my career, this is my first time working for a Special District.
As you may know, TCSD collects your sewer (over 30 miles of sewer main pipeline), collects your refuse, and provides Parks & Recreation services. However, did you know that TCSD is the only Marin Special District that collects refuse. The other special districts contract with third party refuse haulers such as Mill Valley Refuse Service.
California has approximately 3,300 Specials Districts, but I estimate less than 1% of the special districts statewide are actual refuse haulers. This puts TCSD in rarified waters and does confirm that the Tamalpais Community Services District (TCSD) is very unique even by Marin standards.
That’s it for this month’s General Manager notes.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Please remember you can put your food waste including the soiled napkins/paper towels in your green cart 😊
Sincerely,
Garrett Toy
General Manager
