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Mayor Combs and City Council Members, I support more affordable housing in Menlo Park. In the right locations, it will strengthen our community. But our community is built around a shared downtown — and the downtown depends on the public parking plazas. Repurposing those plazas would be a once-i...
Dear Menlo Park City Council, I just learned that the City plans to eliminate the Quiet Zone from its budget planning. This is outrageous and unacceptable! Residents have been advocating for a Quiet Zone for years, and the engineering designs are nearly complete. The last step is funding. Do not ...
Dear Mayor Combs and Council members, Some of you expressed fear over being potentially hit with another “Builder’s Remedy” if you don’t hurry up with affordable housing projects such as the one proposed in the downtown parking lots that the community of residents and our Mom & Pop businesses sou...
Hi City Council, I have been a resident of Menlo Park and have lived on Cotton St. for over 10 years. I just learned of this and am very concerned of the implications this project would have on the local businesses and restaurants. Coffee Bar is one of the greatest additions to downtown and thi...
Dear City Counsel and Senior City Staff, I live on Cotton Street in Menlo Park between Santa Cruz and Middle Ave. I have three kids between the ages of 6 and 11 that go to Oak Knoll. The bike improvements made to Middle have made the biking so much safer. Not having cars parked on the street a...
Dear Menlo Park City Council and Planning Commission members, The construction of the new building at El Camino Real (between Santa Cruz Avenue and Menlo Avenue) is causing traffic issues every day. I have seen multiple near miss accidents in the area these days that are causes by the constructio...
Dear City Council Members This is John Yandle. I have live in the neighborhood for 32 years, first at 2141 Sharon Road, and now one street over at 2134 Clayton Drive. My kids all went to LaEntrada, so I’m familiar with the perils of walking on Sharon Road. Good for you for addressing this. It’s...
Dear City Council, I object to any Street closures as unnecessary as our Streets are plenty wide for the community to social distance themselves. Sincerely, Jeffrey A. Rodgers Executive Managing Director CA RE License #00942763 [cid:image001.gif_at_(domainremoved) Newmark Knight Frank 3055 Olin Ave...
Dear Council members, as an owner of a number of apartment buildings and as a resident in Menlo Park, I would urge the council to OPPOSE ALTERNATIVE B, which would : - Impose strict and ever tightening rental prices on our rental units : "rent caps" - Regulate who can and cannot reside in our un...
Dear Mayor Mueller and City Council Members, As you are defining the priorities for the Council and City for 2019, please keep climate change as your top priority. The climate crisis is here, and everything in our ecosystem, from flora and fauna, to our eating and waste habits/infrastructure, to...
