Council, you need to show some Backbone when it comes to your "low-income" housing ideas for downtown! The homeowners on the Westside arent going to like it when their property values drop by 15-25%. The landlords down town dont want their investment to drop by 15-20%, either! If I were Mayor, I wo...
I am very concerned about this decision and feel it will have a very negative impact on local businesses Please consider reviewing and modifying your current proposal and seek input from our residents many of whom are unaware of this possible transformation and the impact to downtown Menlo Park. Sent from my iPhone
Here here, thank you Brian for sharing this insightful information. I also urge the council to put our communitys safety and security as as a top priority and revisit ALPRs ASAP. I have to believe that 15 other communities have not come to the same conclusion without doing ample research. We are...
Hello, City Council I live in the neighborhood of the “Triangle” area. Our neighborhoods have been waiting 9 years to be annexed into the City of Menlo Park, however, the city has still not moved forward on annexation. My personal experience three years ago, I desperately needed help from the l...
Dear Councilmembers and staff, I am writing in opposition to waiving the first reading and passing an ordinance to ban RV parking and to enable law enforcement to strip vulnerable community members of their only shelter and force them onto the street. There is nothing in the staff report that...
The project is WAY out of scale for this location. More study and buy in from residents is needed. Downtown Menlo Park is full of empty store fronts already. This will not energize downtown Santa Cruz Ave. Please slow down and put out public notice on the site itself. Perhaps close off the parki...
Council Members: Although I do not see the continued discussion of the aquatic fees on the January 23, 2024 agenda, I believe that at the January 9, 2024 meeting there was the proposal to continue the discussion of the aquatic fees. A prominent idea is that since Menlo Park City residents contribu...
Brian, Thank you for taking the time to further research ALPR technology, and providing us with the results of your research. I had not realized that 13 (!) of our neighbor communities (plus 2 more about to come online) have deployed ALPRs. But I did know that, in those communities where ALPRs...
Dear Honorable Council Members and City Staff, Belle Haven Empowered is led by long standing community leaders and youth leaders of color, bringing a multi-generational perspective. The program brings Belle Haven neighbors together to discuss important issues and participate in presentations t...
City Council Members, As a lifetime Menlo Park resident, I implore you to reject the idea of building high density low income housing in our downtown plazas! We have limited parking as it is and it seems approximately 25-35% of our current downtown is shuttered for many reasons, but limited park...
