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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-...
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 c...
Dear City Council Members, While it is not an ideal solution, building affordable homes in downtown parking lots seems to be a necessary action to meet the states housing element. I urge you to place the proposed measure on the November 2026 general election ballot rather than calling for a M...
Im Austin Quarles, a resident of Menlo Park who works in Menlo Park. I send my two kids to public school in Menlo Park and am leaving Menlo Park because there are no affordable housing options in Menlo Park. Ill tell you the parking lot and the ability to park behind a rug store had NO BEARING o...
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...
Mayor Combs and City Council, I am highly skeptical of the Downtown Parking Plazas Citizens’ Initiative. Menlo Park’s downtown, depends on the access provided by the parking plazas because prior developement has forced people to live where they must travel by car rather than on foot or by us...
Dear City Council Members, Thank you for supporting affordable homes and modernized parking solutions on Menlo Parks currently under-utilized city-owned parking lots. This downtown plan would considerably upgrade and render more vibrant our downtown, while providing needed housing options for ...
Dear City Council Members, I am writing to express my ongoing support for development of new homes and modern parking in Menlo Parks city-owned parking lots. I urge you to place this on the November 2026 ballot measure to save money, encourage voter turnout and allow time to inform residents rega...
Dear City Council Members, Thank you so much for supporting new homes and new parking garages on Menlo Parks city-owned parking lots! The homes are essential to Menlo Park’s success as a city and would make our downtown more vibrant and fun. Adding parking garages would make businesses happy, ...
Dear City Council Members, Thank you for supporting new homes and modern parking solutions on Menlo Parks city-owned parking lots. I urge you to place the proposed measure on the November 2026 general election ballot rather than calling for a March special election - both to save cost and t...
