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Kite Hill
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Kite Hill
The Open Space Committee's first successful land purchase project
occurred in 1982, soon after the Committee was formed in 1981.
Now known as Kite Hill, this hilltop 1/4 acre lot, located at
the highest elevation in San Anselmo, was owned by the Marin
Municipal Water District. The District had intended to build
a domestic water tank at the crown of the hill, which has panoramic
views of the Bay Area. When the tank was deemed unnecessary,
the MMWD offered the property to the Town of San Anselmo for
a price of $10,000.
The Open Space Committee swung into action and organized the
fund-raising to acquire this small but stunning property. With
financial support from the Town, the Sierra Club, the Sleepy
Hollow Homeowners Association, the County of Marin, The Trust
for Public Land and a number of citizens, the land is now public
open space. Hal Brown, who at the time was a new member of the
Board of Supervisors, was also a key supporter of the project.
Kite Hill is located off Oak Springs Drive at the border with
Fairfax. A visit to the top of Kite Hill reveals the dramatic
landscape of the Ross Valley and beyond, and why preserving
land in its natural state is such an imperative.
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