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Good morning, I can’t understand why you are still considering this housing when it is so unpopular with the citizens of Menlo Park. My guess is the people supporting this don’t live in the downtown area. We can’t sustain any more traffic. This traffic will affect both Palo Alto and Redwood ...
I read the Staff report and supplement concerning this matter. I was on the one hand shocked when I first read about the issue—and not from my city or its staff or council, but from the newspaper. A first mistake in this chain of belated disclosure FWIW not even acknowledged—get in front of it. Y...
Dear City Council, I have reviewed Team Sheeper’s staff report in preparation for the upcoming City Council Study Session on September 9, and frankly, its smoke and mirrors. The City cannot responsibly negotiate with this operator without full transparency. How can the City assess the impact o...
Dear Menlo Park City Council Members, We are writing to express our support for affordable homes in the city-owned downtown parking lots. We respectfully encourage you to move forward with the Request for Proposals for this project—albeit with requirements that are actually feasible for the ci...
Honorable City Counsel Members, The division to build houses on city owned parking lots is too important and permanent not to go to the public vote. Please note that we care about convenient parking and health of downtown businesses. Please consider alternative sites for housing needs that have ...
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...
I am writing to voice my strong support for issuing RFPs for the downtown parking plazas. Having read the RFQs and the staff report, I feel like I have nothing to add that hasnt been covered by the report. I urge city council to disregard the vocal minority trying to keep low-income housing out of ...
Dear Menlo Park City Council, My wife and I live in the heart of downtown (steps away from Trader Joes). I am strongly in support of the planned housing development (I believe this is Agenda Item K-1 for todays meeting). In addition to badly needed housing stock (I am an employer whose employe...
Dear City Council members, Im just adding to my comments below as input for the priority setting meeting on Saturday. With regard to the three suggested action items, I believe we already have a critical mass of feedback from residents and businesses on recommendations #1 and #2 and we also have...
Dear City Council Members, Thanks for the opportunity to speak during public comments this evening. In light of the upcoming council goal setting process Id like to share some thoughts on prioritizing downtown Santa Cruz Avenue. Thanks for all you are doing and for considering my input. Ben ...
