Dear Menlo Park City Council,
I won't be able to make the meeting tomorrow but I wanted to make sure to lend my support for establishing a quiet zone in Menlo Park. Almost 8 years ago I moved to the most wonderful neighborhood and looked forward to raising my children here. The train noise didn't seem like a huge deal at first. Unfortunately, I was rudely awakened again and again from my naivete. I am a light sleeper and the train has now disrupted my sleep for 8 years. The trains wake me in the evening when I first go to sleep, there is an insanely loud freight train often at 2am, and then the trains wake me again in the early morning. Sleep is such a key to one's health and mine has now been disrupted for far too long. I recently moved a mattress into one of our closets in a desperate attempt to escape the noise and sleep better. The single biggest change to my health and happiness would be a quiet zone. I beg you to make a Menlo Park quiet zone a priority for the coming year.
Sincerely,
Melissa Mills
348 Lennox Ave.
Menlo Park, CA 94025
