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Dear Council members, I am curious as to why Menlo Park requires a permit to remove large eucalyptus trees when San Mateo County considers these trees to be hazardous. To quote a letter from Steve Monowitz, San Mateo County Planning and Building Director: Specifically, all eucalyptus, pines, acac...

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> Dear Council Members, > You wisely decided to NOT waive $596,000 (possibly $944,000) in Development Impact and Permitting fees for an 8 unit affordable townhouse project. > The same rejection is advised for the Downtown Parking Lot Apartments, because the developers are asking for either $10 ...

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Dear Mr. Murphy, I am forwarding the attached email thread with former Mayor Drew Combs because it raises an additional issue that seems particularly relevant in light of your statement that you blind copied the City Council “to avoid any Brown Act issues.” As the thread reflects, I initial...

>>> Dear Mayor Nash, Vice Mayor Wise, Council Members Taylor and Schmidt >>> IF you decide to go forward with declaring our parking lots as "Surplus Land", I want to explain why it is a MISTAKE to do so. >> >> It has Nothing to do with state mandated low cost apartments. >> It is based on the...

Dear Mr. Murphy, Thank you for your response. I appreciate that you looked into the matter, but your response does not address the principal questions I raised. My request was not limited to whether the City complied with the Public Records Act or whether the Police Department believes an in...

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Dear city Manager ,and city council , I am writing to respectfully ask the city to reconsider the current closure of Santa Cruz avenue to vehicle traffic and explore reopening the street to cars . The businesses along this block are struggling with slow customer traffic , and the closure has made i...

HI, Council I get that there isn’t money to subsidize pool operations, but did you look at the new schedule starting Sept 8? Burgess is open until 8 every week night, Belle Haven never. Burgess is open until 4 Saturday and Belle Haven only until 3. Nights and weekends are when people get to sw...

Council members: At the next council meeting, Tell the voters the truth: Measure P does NOT ban affordable housing, prohibit parking improvements, or prevent EV chargers, bicycle improvements, and pedestrian safety projects. Instead, Measure P does one simple thing: It gives Menlo Park vote...