Dear Council Members,
With parklands representing less than 1% of our Menlo Park acreage (per the City Master Plan, Oct 2019), we cannot afford to give up land at our parks for development. Our city has higher multi-family density housing than the county or the state, and continued plans and needs for building more housing will increase this. For that reason, park space will be even more important for our expanding population. Please help us to preserve our parks which benefits all our residents by supporting Councilman Ray Mueller's proposed ordinance and measure to protect our parks. He has suggested viable locations for further housing development which will meet our growing housing needs while still preserving our irreplaceable parks.
Sincerely,
Jerry Birn
1025 Cascade Dr, Menlo Park, CA 94025
