Residents, officials say draft EIR for Strawberry seminary site is riddled with problems

Strawberry residents and Marin planning commissioners last week blasted a draft environmental report for plans to redevelop the former seminary site, prompting county officials to consider ordering additional study and another round of public review.

Some concerns were familiar, focusing on the number of students at the proposed commuter school and the impact on traffic and housing. But many questioned why the draft studied other project alternatives but not one that came out of developer North Coast Land Holdings’ negotiations with the community back in 2019-2020.

About four dozen residents attended and tuned into the Planning Commission’s Sept. 9 public listening session on the draft, which examined plans to build a 1,000-student college or university, 336 units that would replace most of the existing housing, a 150-bed residential-care facility, a fitness center and a daycare at The Seminary at Strawberry, a former Baptist seminary at 201 Seminary Drive.

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