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8 results for "Barbara Mason"

Mayor Combs and City Council,   I enthusiastically support the Downtown Parking Plazas Citizens’ Initiative.Menlo Park’s downtown, quite simply, depends on the access provided by the parking plazas.  I have scrutinized the RFQ applications by the builders along with their statements and Mid Pen wa...

Mayor Combs and City Council Members,   I support more affordable housing in Menlo Park,  but not if it takes away 3 downtown parking lots.  Menlo Park is built around a shared downtown  and  never have I been made more aware of this than when collecting signatures on our petition downtown and talk...

 I am very much in favor of making this decision one for the downtown merchants, shoppers and residents to make as they will be the ones most affected. I moved here when I was a young girl in 1953, before Stanford Shopping Center, so have seen many changes to our downtown. But none as cons...

I’m all for opening the road especially if the parking places in front of Left Bank, Bistro Vida and the parklet will be kept so we can continue to eat outside and meet with friends in front of the rest of the block. I would like the council to approve putting something that could be moved so th...

Thank you for responding to my email sent this morning at 11:59. It looks like it was sent without my statement . Please see it below. If it was sent, I apologize for the extra work. Barbara Mason On Monday, January 13, 2025 at 11:59:52 AM PST, city.council@menlopark.gov <city.council@menl...

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Thank you for reading my thoughts on why housing downtown is not a viable solution. I would love to make sure this is also read by our planning department. Please let me know if I need to send this in Outlook. My computer is not currently set up in Outlook. Thank you, Barbara Mason

I am sorry I was unable to attend this evenings meeting as I had intended. I would like to put my two cents in anyway. I don’t see where a traffic study has been addressed with this project. Not only will it affect the businesses downtown, but will affect anyone trying to get around at all. As ...

As nice as the proposed "world class, community centric, multifaceted entertainment facility" sounds - the Guild theatre does not seem to be the best venue. Before saying yes to any more large developments I implore the City and the City Council to think beyond the project (or money the City might ...