MARIN COUNTY supervisors have been talking about a new public safety building near the Civic Center for so long, they've been able to watch the county's fiscal health go from robust to bleeding and the local real estate market go from hot to cold.
So when Kerry Mazzoni, who is challenging two-term incumbent Supervisor Susan Adams, suggests that it's time for the county to shift gears and take a good look at buying the Marin Commons office complex, instead of constructing a $100 million building, she's advancing an alternative that deserves an honest look.
The Marin Commons complex stands near the corner of Lucas Valley Road and Highway 101, close enough to the Civic Center that it could make sense for a new headquarters for the county Sheriff's Department, the Office of Emergency Services and the countywide communications center.
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