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Greetings to our Councilmembers, We are pleased that the time has come for a review of making Santa Cruz Ave. a 2-way street again. We spent some time reading Staff Report 25-090-CC this week. As in earlier notes to the council we remain firmly in favor of reopening the 600 block to 2-way vehi...

Greetings to the Menlo Park City Council, We are pleased to know that an agenda item at tonight’s meeting pertains to possibly revisiting the long term strategy regarding the 600 block of Santa Cruz Ave. We encourage the entire City Council to take up an open-minded discussion of the need for ...

Greetings, I read an article on p.6 of the Jan. 30 issue of the Daily Post titled “Council rethinks closed street after complaints”. I commend Mayor Combs for raising the issue since the northbound closure remains an eyesore and contributes to significant northbound traffic backups on Oak Grov...

Begin forwarded message: From: Rich Wipfler Subject: Youth Cycling Safety - 600 block of Santa Cruz Ave Date: May 28, 2024 at 4:46:21 PM PDT To: city.council@menlopark.org Cc: Rich Wipfler Greetings to our Councilmembers, I was struck by the behavior ...

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Greeting to our kind Councilmembers, Ive been lucky to live in the City of Menlo Park continuously since 1978. I’m a homeowner residing on the east side of Valparaiso Ave. near Downtown. I thank you all for your guidance to staff and your due consideration thus far on the City’s ALPR proposal....

Gentle Councilmembers, I read with great interest the news of the public ALPR study session you held with Chief Norris during the September 26 City Council meeting. First, I concur with your guidance to the chief deferring or delaying any proposals to implement ALPRs in Menlo Park. Second, ...

Gentle Councilmembers, Once again I urge you all to approach the proposed permanent closure the eastbound lane of the 600 block of Santa Cruz Ave. with great caution. Getting Bistro Vida to give up just 6 more feet of outdoor dining space will allow this critical lane to safely reopen to auto ...

Greetings Councilmembers, As a city resident since 1976 I would like to strongly urge the Council to reject the portions of the referenced agenda item proposals having to do with permanent closure of any section of Santa Cruz Ave. in either direction. The proposals I objected to via public com...

Dear City Council members, I’m aware that the current partial street closures along Santa Cruz Ave. are in place until early 2022. May I please ask the Council to consider fully reopening the traffic lanes on Santa Cruz Ave between Evelyn St. and Crane St. within the coming weeks? One lane in ...

Dear Commissioners, Having participated in the most recent EQ Commission meeting and having read most of the report you are currently studying we wish to share our thoughts and concerns about the proposals. Please see our 3 page letter on this topic, attached in this message. Sincerely, ...

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