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Honorable Mayor Nash and Council Members, Effective June 3, 2016, a full sister city agreement between the two world class cities of Menlo Park, CA and Galway, Ireland was signed by Menlo Park Mayor Rich Cline and Galway Mayor Frank Fahy. With so much going on in the world, it’s wonderful to have...

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 Honorable Mayor Nash and Council Members. As GALWAY, IRELAND 🇮🇪 is MENLO PARK’S SISTER CITY, it’s appropriate to pause for a moment to wish you a very happy and healthy St. Patrick’s Day. As it turns out Galway’s mayor is currently nearby while visiting Seattle, Washington, another one of...

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Hi Mayor Combs and Council Members: An article caught my eye yesterday appearing on the front page of the DAILY JOURNAL newspaper. It was entitled "Celebrating 100", a copy of which is attached. As Menlo Parks 100 year anniversary is quickly coming up in 2027, it may be well to begin the PLANNING ...

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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. A decision to repurpose those lots should be made by the residents who use them - not by outside consult...

Mayor Combs and Members Taylor, Schmidt, Nash & Wise: As the Council must know by now, the Downtown Parking Plazas Citizens’ Initiative has received overwhelming support from your constituents.  In my own polling, about 80% of the people Ive spoken with are disgusted with this Councils single-...

Honorable Mayor & Council Members: Nearly every city and county in the nation has an ART COMMISSION, but for some unknown reason, the City of Menlo Park does not. Why is that?  Over 300 cities in California has an Art Commission as well as most of the 58 Counties in California. Can you explain to ...

*Submitted pursuant to California Government Code §§ 65589.5 (Housing Accountability Act) and § 65852.21 (SB9 Ministerial Approval Requirement) for State Review and Enforcement* ------------------------------ *To Whom It May Concern,* This is a formal complaint regarding the City of Menlo P...

Dear City Council Members and City Manager, This is a complaint regarding *Edress **Rangeen *a Associate Engineer for city of Menlo Park. His (or the City’s 3rd party consultant’s) review comments on our *SB9 two-lot subdivision* are *irrelevant*—we were asked for hydrology calculations, which...

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Dear City Council May I ask why you are fixated on destroying downtown parking when other viable and more logical alternatives exist....starting with Parkline, the redevelopment of the SRI Campus, the Bohanan proposal and others...10s and 10s of available acres yet you want to take parking away fro...

Honorable Mayor Combs and Council Members, I find it interesting that nearly all cities in America have some form of an Art Commission, but Menlo Park does NOT.  Even most Counties and States have an Art Commission as well.  Why are they so popular and commonly found?  The answer is easy, Public Ar...