Dear Council members, I am thinking about the comment from a Menlo Park voter about what the apartments will actually be like: 1) looking out my new apartment window to the west I see a 5 to 8 story parking ramp. 2) looking South, North and East I see black top roofs with Air Conditioners, 3) I...
Hello- I am not seeing my email on the log. Did it go to spam? Rubye Menlo Park Resident and Property Tax Payer
Dear Mayor Combs, Vice Mayor Nash, Councilmember Schmidt, Councilmember Taylor, Councilmember Wise, and City Manager Murphy, *I’m writing to you on behalf of the members of the First Church of Christ, Scientist at 201 Ravenswood to advocate for moving ahead toward a timely approval of the Park...
City Council Members: I hope you read Former Mayor Schmidts Opinion in todays Post, and follow his excellent leadership. Rubye Menlo Park Resident for 30 years and counting
Council People, Sanctuary city, again! Lawsuit? You are using taxpayers money to pick a fight with the Feds. How smart is that? A few years back mayor R.M. Told me in no uncertain terms that Menlo was NOT going to become a sanctuary city. A month later it was a "safe city". City funds pissed awa...
Dear Council, Item G-6 asks you to approve Resolution 6510 approving MP joining the California Community Housing Agency. The Staff Report needs more details and then the matter fully discussed as part of a *Regular Business* item. Joining a JPA is a serious step. MP's doing so would also signal endo...
Hi City Council, I am opposed to rent control. The market should dictate the rate of the rental. If you look at towns that have rent control - such as Berkeley - you notice how run down the town is. Owners won't invest in keeping up their properties if there is no "up" side. Best regards, Veronica V...
Dear City Council. The citizens have not asked you to eliminate single family zoning homes or to alter it in any way. That is an issue we the voters should be able to vote on. City council members are supposed to reflect the values of their constituents. No one has suggested that the will of the...
Hi City Council, I am opposed to rent control. The market should dictate the rate of the rental. If you look at towns that have rent control - such as Berkeley - you notice how run down the town is. Owners won't invest in keeping up their properties if there is no "up" side. Best regards, Veronica...
Dear Mayor Mueller and Members of the City Council, I urge you to reject the Tenant Relocation Assistance Ordinance proposed by the City’s Housing Commission. It is rent control which has been conclusively demonstrated to diminish the quantity and quality of affordable rental housing in cities which...
