Dear Mayor Combs and City Council Members, I too support more affordable
housing in Menlo Park -- and no one wrote my email for me or forwarded a
template in support of a change.
Menlo Park has never been a visionary town, and has allowed itself to be
bullied into piecemeal efforts that have resulted in the jankiest downtown
on the Peninsula. We finally have a chance to embrace change and a better
future. I have no doubt that the disruption caused by construction on the
plazas will be unpalatable and perhaps challenging for certain downtown
businesses. But I very much look forward to an influx of new and more
diverse customers and businesses that will breathe new life into our
moribund town and thrive in a rejuvenated downtown. I trust that you will
make approval of any projects on the site conditional upon the replacement
of any lost and newly-needed parking.
Thank you for giving a chance to change and an opportunity for Menlo Park
to say YES to something at last (and note that some of the "letter writers"
are not Menlo Park residents)
Catherine McMillan
San Mateo Drive
