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Dear Mayor, Vice Mayor, Council members, and honorable staff, I’m Jenny Michel, a native living in D3, a recovering homeless teacher, and bus rider. Personal comments on mental health month and the lawsuit against our 6th housing element contracted goals: First I want to thank the Cit...
Dear City Councilmembers, I hope this message finds you well. Im writing to follow up on a note I sent in October 2024 regarding safety concerns at the intersection of Willow Street and Alma Street. I didn’t hear back at the time, so I wanted to check in again—especially in light of the tragic...
Dear Councilmembers, My name is James Loftus. I live on Coleman Avenue with my wife and our three children—ages 17, 14, and 11. Weve attended many of these meetings, and my wife has spoken publicly in support of the multi-use pathway for bikers and pedestrians, as we are deeply invested in street...
To: Menlo Park City Council, I attended the listen and learn meeting at Jack Lyle Park on Sunday April 27 where Betsy Nash, Jen Wise and Sally Cole presented the proposal for traffic calming on Middle Avenue. I live on Olive Street and am very supportive of traffic calming measures in areas whe...
Dear Menlo Park City Council Members, Please do not designate the parking plazas near Santa Cruz Avenue as exempt surplus land. This land is not surplus land. The parking lots are heavily used to patronize the businesses located on Santa Cruz Avenue Future Parking Problems and Harmful to D...
Please do not designate the downtown parking lots as "surplus land" as they are not. They are heavily used. Please construct adequate parking as part of, not separate from, satisfying the demands of state programs for housing. I am concerned that the city council is planning to declare downt...
Because I anticipate a limited speaking time for Tuesdays meeting, Im submitting my full comments in writing in advance. Dear Mayor, Vice Mayor, City Council Members, and honorable staff, I’m Jenny Michel, a native living in D3, a recovering homeless teacher, public transit enthusiast, com...
Hello city council members, I strongly support affordable housing in downtown Menlo Park. Affordable housing works best when it is located adjacent to public transport, shops and amenities. Downtown Menlo Park meets all these criteria. We desperately need more affordable housing so please act wit...
Dear Council, EQC, and staff, Willow Road at Coleman: The shuttle this morning passed me by just now - ugh! I was flagging him down, and I could see his shuttle was empty headed to Caltrain. He literally shook his head: nope! Way to buzz kill the awesome streak I was on. Now I grabbed the Dumb...
Dear Council, Staff, EQ Commissioners, Great news! I finally caught the Menlo Shuttle this morning! I missed my 296 bus at 717am and a few minutes later, like an oasis, I see the Menlo shuttle trucking along Willow Road. The driver stopped for me and then confirmed she was headed to Menlo Caltra...
