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Hi after reviewing the Agenda Packet Planning Comm from April 13th I am surprised to see that you did not question the appraised value of the Coast Live Oak #1952 The Bartlett Tree Report exhibit D page A-63 on attachment A indicates that the value of a large Oak tree is only $5400.00! The bas...
Dear Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Members of the City Council, I am writing to express my sincere gratitude for your confidence in appointing me to the Environmental Quality Commission. It is a profound honor, and a responsibility I intend to uphold with dedication and care. I am deeply committed ...
Dear Mayor and Council members, Our community needs safer streets now, but the current Slow Streets proposal has important gaps that should be addressed. I encourage you to approve the program tonight , while also giving staff two clear directives to strengthen its impact: First, if access to ...
Please remember you might not want to appear to be opposed to free press by charging for boxes that provide free and widely appreciated local news. Sent from my iPhone
Dear Mayor and Members of the City Council, Since I left the City Council, I have tried not to weigh in on local issues without invitation. However, I am writing today to strongly urge you not to charge local newspapers fees for their public newspaper racks. During my tenure on the City Cou...
Hello, We have noted higher auto traffic volume and higher speeds on our street (College Ave between University and El Camino) since the Middle road speed bumps were installed. Given how many pedestrians, bicycles and children are out in the street regularly, we are concerned and hope to hear that...
Hi There, I am not able to attend tonight, but I want to register my concern about speeding cars and increased travel on College Avenue since the speed bumps were installed on Middle Ave. I am concerned because our street is no longer safe for pedestrians and bicycles. Please come up with ...
My husband and I have lived on College Avenue for 52 years. Although we realize nothing ever stays the same, we are acutely aware of the increase of speeding traffic on College Avenue. I have on a number of occasions jumped back while a car(cars) sped by on their way to or coming from the el Camino....
City Council: I would like to weigh in on the topic of raising city fees which will be discussed at the meeting this evening. Let me address one fee in particular: the newspaper rack fee. If this is implemented Menlo Park will be the only City on the Peninsula to have such a fee. It will likely ...
Thank you for the opportunity to comment. I became aware of the possibility that the city is planning to charge the publishers of newspapers based on the number of distribution containers they use. This is based on the Palo Alto Daily Post article. As far as I know, these free newspapers would...