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Dear Mr. Murphy, I hope this message finds you well. I am writing for the fourth time this week to express my deep and growing concern regarding the incident that occurred at the Belle Haven Community Campus on July 30, 2025. While many seniors believed the situation was part of an emergency drill,...
Dear Menlo Park City Council, I am writing to urge you - specifically, Mayor Coombs and city manager Murphy - to make the topic of operations at the Burgess and Belle Haven pools a study session item at a regular meeting as soon as possible, but no later than September 9, 2025. Due to ongo...
City Council, I just had a troubling conversation with a neighboring business owner downtown. Because of the Citys failure to address overnight parking for work vans under the new rules, other businesses are now asking to use my private, leased parking spaces—on the suggestion of Fran Dehn—jus...
My name is Felix Kolotinsky, and I am a resident of the unincorporated area of Menlo Park, North Fair Oaks. As a daily swimmer and a long-time user of Burgess Pool, I am deeply concerned about the recent dramatic reduction in operating hours implemented by Menlo Swim and Sport, under Tim Sheeper’s m...
Dear Menlo Park Swim Community and Menlo Park City Council, I’m so happy to see that we will be maintaining swim access at both of our pools in Menlo Park. My family has benefited from several programs over the years including open swim, lessons, juvenile swim team and health recovery through wat...
To the City Council members, I hope this feedback will be of interest to you even though Im a resident of Palo Alto. Based on anecdotal evidence, I think it reflects the feelings of many Menlo Park residents as well. Ive been swimming at Burgess Pool for decades, and, now a senior citizen, I’v...
Dear Members of the Menlo Park City Council, My name is Cami Rothenberg and I’m a 16-year-old student at Menlo-Atherton High School. I’m writing to share my strong support for Menlo Swim and Sport to remain the operator of the Menlo Park public pools. As a member of the MA swim team and a lo...
Dear Members of the Menlo Park City Council, My name is Cami Rothenberg and I’m a 16-year-old student at Menlo-Atherton High School. I’m writing to share my strong support for Menlo Swim and Sport to remain the operator of the Menlo Park public pools. As a member of the MA swim team and a long...
Dear City Council, I am not sure how many residents had the opportunity to read the Almanac article titled “Menlo Park tries to improve accessibility to council meetings,” but I want to highlight some key points and share my concerns. According to the article, Menlo Park has taken some initial ste...
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