E-van, car seats and nature retreats: West Marin wins in public budgeting cycle

West Marin voters turned out for the county’s newest pilot project, dividing $2.5 million in American Rescue Plan funds to programs across the county. Despite being outnumbered in population, West Marin nabbed monies for all three of the projects it submitted for Marin’s first-ever participatory budgeting process. “We’re stoked!” said Elizabeth Max, the executive administrative assistant for West Marin Community Services, which tied for fourth in the number of votes to win its full grant…