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Dear Mayor, Vice Mayor, Council members, and honorable staff, I’m Jenny Michel, a native living in D3, a recovering homeless teacher, and bus rider. Personal comments on mental health month and the lawsuit against our 6th housing element contracted goals: First I want to thank the Cit...
To: Menlo Park City Council, I attended the listen and learn meeting at Jack Lyle Park on Sunday April 27 where Betsy Nash, Jen Wise and Sally Cole presented the proposal for traffic calming on Middle Avenue. I live on Olive Street and am very supportive of traffic calming measures in areas whe...
Dear Menlo Park City Council Members, Please do not designate the parking plazas near Santa Cruz Avenue as exempt surplus land. This land is not surplus land. The parking lots are heavily used to patronize the businesses located on Santa Cruz Avenue Future Parking Problems and Harmful to D...
Please do not designate the downtown parking lots as "surplus land" as they are not. They are heavily used. Please construct adequate parking as part of, not separate from, satisfying the demands of state programs for housing. I am concerned that the city council is planning to declare downt...
Because I anticipate a limited speaking time for Tuesdays meeting, Im submitting my full comments in writing in advance. Dear Mayor, Vice Mayor, City Council Members, and honorable staff, I’m Jenny Michel, a native living in D3, a recovering homeless teacher, public transit enthusiast, com...
Hello city council members, I strongly support affordable housing in downtown Menlo Park. Affordable housing works best when it is located adjacent to public transport, shops and amenities. Downtown Menlo Park meets all these criteria. We desperately need more affordable housing so please act wit...
Dear Council, EQC, and staff, Willow Road at Coleman: The shuttle this morning passed me by just now - ugh! I was flagging him down, and I could see his shuttle was empty headed to Caltrain. He literally shook his head: nope! Way to buzz kill the awesome streak I was on. Now I grabbed the Dumb...
Dear Council, Staff, EQ Commissioners, Great news! I finally caught the Menlo Shuttle this morning! I missed my 296 bus at 717am and a few minutes later, like an oasis, I see the Menlo shuttle trucking along Willow Road. The driver stopped for me and then confirmed she was headed to Menlo Caltra...
Hi Nikki and Justin: It was good to see Nikki this afternoon. I am forwarding my email of June 17, 2024 for your records again and the action items for you and Justin. As of today, I have not received the follow up items as we agreed to during our meeting and that I recorded in my meeting notes. ...
Dear Mayor, Vice Mayor, City Council Members, and honorable staff, I’m Jenny Michel, a native living in D3, a recovering homeless teacher, public transit enthusiast, commercial property manager by trade, and mom of a current 5th grader. Personal comments: I support the exempt public l...
