Dear Menlo Park City Council -
I am writing to give my support to the plan to renovate the Guild and bring high-quality live music to the Menlo Park community.
My young family and I have lived in the neighborhood near Holbrook-Palmer Park for the past 3+ years, and I would love to be close
to home, support local restaurants, and enjoy live music from great performers. It's also a great way to gather with our friends
in the neighborhood and strengthen our sense of community with some "real reality."
I have been a member of SJ Jazz for about 15 years, and I have attended countless performances in the CIty when I used to live
there. It's a trek to get up to the City, and I really miss the opportunity to listen to world-class performers in a world-class
setting. It's a great way to spend the evening. I especially would like to take my sons to see live jazz in a place close to home.
I think it would be inspiring for them.
By providing a great performance space, it could book high-quality jazz artists and speakers. The New Guild would provide a
"destination venue" attracting patrons to the Menlo Park businesses, and it also would be a place that we could take pride in
having in our neighborhood.
Please vote to approve the New Guild project. Thank you,
-Chris Neil, Atherton.
