Marin Voters Back Hospital Measure

With approximately 20,000 votes still to be tallied countywide, the fate of the Marin Healthcare District's $394 million bond measure likely won't be officially determined until the end of next week.

But proponents of the 30-year bond measure in support of efforts to rebuild Marin General Hospital are apparent winners.

The 30-year bond is expected to clear the two-thirds-approval threshold with the approval of 68.02 percent of voters who cast their ballots Tuesday.

Registrar of Voters Elaine Grinnold said she expects that result to hold up after all the remaining ballots are counted.

The official tally won’t be completed until Nov. 15, she said.

All voters in Marin County, except those in Novato and portions of West Marin, are in the district.

The proposed rebuild includes a 300,000-square-foot new main building, a 100,000-square-foot ambulatory services building, a 412-space hillside parking structure and a 507-space parking structure on Bon Air Road.

Marin General Hospital must comply with the state Hospital Facilities Seismic Safety Act, which requires it to be earthquake-safe by 2030.

The health care district determined it could not comply with the seismic safety requirements by retrofitting the existing hospital.

The 19.7-acre project site fronts Bon Air Road south of Sir Francis Drake Boulevard in unincorporated Marin County between Kentfield and Greenbrae.

Patch staff and Bay City News contributed to this report.