Dear City counsel,
Please hear me out, I live on Willow road, my late husband owned the house since the mid 1960s. I continue living i the house , loving the yard, the willow market, the burgess swimming pool i swim at regularly.
I am totally opposed to the N17 , 80 willow road project proposal for a multi-tower mini-city planned for 80 Willow Road. With three towers measuring a staggering 39, 33, and 18 stories tall, the proposed development is wildly out of scale for Menlo Park, and is grossly misaligned with our state-approved housing plan that City leaders worked diligently to pass. It is totally inappropriate for our communities and would have significant, detrimental impacts on Menlo Park, Palo Alto, Atherton, and East Palo Alto and my life and safety.
the traffic is already horrible on willow at rush hour. Middlefield is a parking lot often then.
A comprehensive Environmental Impact Review by independent technical experts must be conducted to thoroughly evaluate the potential adverse impacts on public health and safety as well as environmental risks to the San Francisquito Creek and surrounding communities.
I dread what that would do to my life on a daily basic.
PLEASE STOP THAT TERRIBLE PROJECT
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What Im asking the Council to do now
Do not approve this project without a completed Environmental Impact Report. Residents deserve a full, independent accounting of the risks to the creek, public safety, and surrounding neighborhoods before any final vote — not after.
Formally rebut the Attorney Generals letter where the Citys legal position is sound. Dont concede points by default. If the Citys original analysis holds up, defend it.
Reject the developers October 27 deadline as a basis for rushing this decision. A deadline set unilaterally by the developer should not dictate the Councils timeline or process.
Hold a public hearing before any final decision is made. Two closed sessions with no public statement is not an acceptable level of transparency on a decision this consequential.
Commit publicly, before November 3, to how the Council will proceed. Residents are voting on three Council seats one week after this deadline — they deserve to know where their representatives stand before they vote, not after.
Stand firm against pressure from both the State and the developer. Neither a warning letter from Sacramento nor a lawsuit threat from N17 is a legal requirement to approve this project. The Council should make its decision on the merits, not under duress.
THANK YOU
Carla Loomis
