Legal debate Marincello



current map showing marincello built.


even before marin supervisors approved marincello plan in november 1965, legal red tape started encompass project. in june 1965, frouge sued misappropriation , false representation of proposed street entrance marincello trespassed upon private property of existing homeowners. entrance off wolfback ridge road (from spencer avenue exit), , important value of city since allowed easy access highway 101 , golden gate bridge marincello. obviously, small residential street served fewer ten houses deluged commuter traffic. preliminary injunction issued in favor of homeowners.


by 1966, budget marincello started balloon original 20 year/$250 million pricetag. executives of gulf oil started doubt thomas frouge , gulf oil land development division, funding project. infighting within company ensued, legal fallout between frouge , gulf oil. in 1967, construction on site came standstill.


this allowed douglas ferguson, bob praetzel, , marty rosen (three lawyers actively following development , enraged legal shortcuts taken frouge , associates accelerate construction) step in , file threatening lawsuit face marincello.


representing city of sausalito, filed lawsuit against marin county, frouge, , gulf oil, stating marincello improperly zoned in 1964 , allowed public 6 days review zoning instead legal ten days. insignificant technicality such huge project. however, lawsuit led discovery of many additional inaccuracies in zoning outlines (including hastily laid-out plan industrial zone within community) county of marin had approved in 1965.


by 1970, frouge , gulf oil made amends , overdue project on track. however, same year dealt crushing blow. court ruled entire project improperly zoned , have throw out plans , submit brand new ones scratch. finally, day after court s ruling, board of supervisors of marin announced no longer support project.








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