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24 results for "Kristen L"

Dear City Council Members, I want to express my continued support for developing the proposed downtown parking lots into below market rate apartment buildings with parking on the bottom. The parking lots should MORE THAN replace the street level spots they take up so that the only long term im...

Dear City Council Members, I want to express my continued support for developing the proposed downtown parking lots into apartment buildings with parking on the bottom. The parking lots should MORE THAN replace the street level spots they take up so that the only long term impact on city busin...

Hello, City Council!! I love that this project has below market rate (BMR) units mixed in with the market rate units as required by law. It’s even better that the owner is including even more BMR units than required! However, I am concerned that the up to 154 even more BMR units are in a separ...

Dear Honorable Mayor Wolosin, Esteemed Council Members and Staff Members who will confer on this property, I need your help. I grew up in Menlo Park and have lived here for 36 years. It has always been my dream to own a home in Menlo Park and to be a teacher. These dreams are incompatible, exc...

I love a good streetary!! But they are a problem for some downtown visitors/clients and other businesses. The restaurants who have them should pay closer to market rate for the privilege of using the city’s valuable real estate. -- Sent from iPhone. Please excuse auto “corrections”.

Hello! Why don’t they just remove the giant hedge on the El Camino side of 660’s driveway? It seems like that would make it a lot easier to see if it’s safe to pull onto the street. It makes sense to try that before impacting city resources and neighbor and visitor parking. When I lived at 665 Roble...

Hello again, City Council! Thank you so much for the work you, and especially Betsy, did on the Clock Works permitting issue!! The compromise is reasonable. It does sound like the bar/restaurant would have put those limits on themselves even without the permit restrictions but at least the codifi...

Dear Honorable City Council and Planning Commissioners, Can you imagine someone putting in a bar/restaurant in your backyard that would have live entertainment, alcohol, and outdoor dining until 2am? That is happening to me. The proposed Clock Works bar/restaurant with a permit for live enter...

Go for the option that has parking all along Middle Ave. It would be cool if we lived in a town with fewer cars but we don’t. Middle Ave needs parking. Thanks! Kristen Leep (grew up on San Mateo Dr, currently lives on Live Oak Ave, frequently walks Middle Ave between current home and parents’ home)

CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Unless you recognize the senders email address and know the content is safe, DO NOT click links, open attachments or reply. Please kill the bulb out at San Mateo Dr. Also, a flashing crosswalk seems to be enough in a lot of other lo...