City's New Digs Almost Done

Did a little research on this deal. From the IJ dated, 8/5/13
http://www.marinij.com/ci_23800701/novato-city-workers-cope-close-quarters-city-hall.............. Excerpt: Although the council praised the impending completion of the offices, Mayor Pat Eklund said she was still concerned about parking in downtown Novato. Skinner said that the plan for the new building, despite concerns from local businesses, would actually create 15 additional parking spaces. The building would house 25 underground parking spaces for employees during the day, and open up those spaces for the public at night and on the weekends, according to the city presentation. About 40 additional spaces would be created at the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District parking lot that the city received in a land swap in December 2012. Still, Eklund said the city could do more in advertising additional parking to the public. "We need to get that information out," Eklund said, noting that 29 two-hour spaces at the Whole Foods on De Long Avenue in Novato often went unused. "I don't think we do enough in communicating about parking for our residents and our visitors," she said.

Source: http://novato.patch.com/groups/around-town/p/december-8-target-date-for-new-city-hall?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000593
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