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Members of City Council and Staff, Menlo Swim and Sport is not just a place to get into a pool. It provides significant community mental health benefits. Although swimming may sound like an individual activity, the camaraderie is very important in sustaining participation. Whether you take l...
Dear City Council Members, I’m writing to share my frustration about the recent schedule changes at Burgess Pool. Our public pool is now closed to the public on weekdays from 10 am–3 pm, cutting out daytime swim hours that many residents count on. On top of that, weekend hours have been shorte...
Dear City Council Members, I am writing to express my deep disappointment regarding the recent schedule changes at Burgess Pool. While I recognize the longstanding challenges with Menlo Swim and Sport/Team Sheeper—and the City’s decision to renew its contract—it is increasingly clear that c...
Dear Mayor Coombs and City Manager Murphy, I am requesting that you add the Burgess and Belle Haven pool operations to the August 12, 2025 agenda as a study session item. Ongoing financial issues have already forced hour reductions at Burgess Pool beginning August 18, and both facilities remai...
Dear Mayor Coombs and City Manager Murphy, I am requesting that you add the Burgess and Belle Haven pool operations to the August 12, 2025 agenda as a study session item. Ongoing financial issues have already forced hour reductions at Burgess Pool beginning August 18, and both facilities remain a...
Good afternoon, My name is Liz Kelly, my sons Jack (8) and Oliver (5) attended the coop for the entirety of their preschool years. My youngest son, James (2) will be in the T/TH class in the fall. This school has been a part of my childhood. I was born and raised in Menlo Park (850 Monte Rosa...
Dear Menlo Park City Council, It is truly unique when you find a place that continues to give to their community year after year. The Menlo Atherton Coopertive Preschool is a place that has created positive change for so many families in Menlo Park, Atherton, Palo Alto, Redwood City, Woodside, Po...
Dear Menlo Park City Council, I’m writing to share how deeply meaningful the Menlo Park Co-op has been for our family and to urge you to extend its lease for another 10 years, aligning it with the lease terms of Little House. Our three children attended the Co-op over 20 years ago. We lived ne...
Dear Menlo Town Council: As a Menlo Park homeowner, I am writing to express my strongest possible support for Team Sheeper’s continued operation of the Menlo Park public pools. My entire family, including myself, my wife, and two daughters (not to mention the entire community!) have greatly be...
Dear City Council, The train noise (horns) has only become louder recently despite electrification. Please keep the quiet zone in the five-year Capital Improvement Plan. We live almost a mile from the station and the horns wake our baby even when all the windows are closed. It is too loud and too frequent. Thank you, Lisa
