Menlo Park Community Forum

Honorable Mayor Combs, Vice Mayor Nash, City Councilmembers Schmidt, Taylor, and Wise, and Staff – I’m writing to 1) thank Councilmember Schmidt for his request to bring a resolution to Council in support of the Bay Area Air District zero-NOx space and water heating appliance rules and 2) to ask ...

I completed and submitted my responses to the survey, but I wanted to note my strong objection to the construction of this survey. My wife and I both found it to be very difficult to answer several questions which seem to be structured in ways to force answers that were not consistent with the w...

Dear Mayor Combs, Vice Mayor Nash and members of City Council, The approval of the Parkline project is critical and long overdue. I urge you to approve the project and keep it moving forward. Parkline has many benefits for Menlo Park, including: 1. 800 new homes, including substantial af...

HELLO MP CITY COUNCIL… WE SUPPORT MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND LESS OFFICE SPACE FOR PARKLINE. THANK YOU! JOHN & KATHLEEN MEHIGAN 1330 UNIVERSITY DRIVE #91 MENLO PARK CA 94O25

Dear City Council, I am writing to express my deep concern about the Parkline Project and the severe traffic and safety issues it will create at the corner of Middlefield Road and Ravenswood Avenue. This intersection is already one of the most congested in Menlo Park, and placing a large resid...

Hi Betsy, Thank you for your prompt reply on Thursday evening and I apologize for the delay in my followup. It is evident that you are concerned about the safety on Middle Avenue and specifically the Arbor/Middle intersection and I appreciate that. But I have reservations on how much of a pri...

Hi John, That experience sounds terrifying; and I’m deeply relieved that you and your dogs are safe. Your experience underscores exactly why this intersection needs urgent attention. I wish the RRFBs did not have a lead time delaying the installation. I wish the grey-haired driver slowed down at ...

I apologize in advance for the length of this email. Betsy, I have moved from a state of incredulity surrounding the Arbor/Middle crosswalk improvements to a state of anger and terror. Incredulity in the fact that a problem being identified, subsequently decided on appropriate action and th...

Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers - I support staffs recommendation to release the RFP to the six development teams. Im excited to see this process continue towards providing much-needed affordable housing to our community. Downtown is an ideal location for more housing due to its proximit...

Hello City Council members,   I would like to add my name to those who are very strongly opposed to the plan to develop the 3 parking lots near Santa Cruz and Oak Grove avenues for high-rise buildings.  I am in favor of providing low-cost housing in the local area, but replacing heavily used parkin...