Read the full story here Web Link posted Thursday, October 22, 2015, 11:29 AM
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Menlo Park: Development plan for Roger Reynolds nursery site ruffles neighbors
Original post made on Oct 22, 2015
Read the full story here Web Link posted Thursday, October 22, 2015, 11:29 AM
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Posted by really?
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Oct 22, 2015 at 2:05 pm
really? is a registered user.
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Oct 22, 2015 at 2:05 pm
really? is a registered user.
Bet that would never get through Woodside's ASRB....
Posted by What-a-NIMBY
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Oct 22, 2015 at 2:50 pm
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Oct 22, 2015 at 2:50 pm
Mr. Onken ... added: "What we don't see as acceptable is that condition imposed on the neighbors."
I've been t multiple planing meetings involving new developments, and I've never heard him express that concern before. I guess piled higher and denser is great for the rest of Menlo Park, just not his precious neighborhood.
Enjoy the view, John.
Posted by Mike Keenly
a resident of Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park
on Oct 22, 2015 at 4:12 pm
a resident of Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park
on Oct 22, 2015 at 4:12 pm
Higher-density housing in Menlo Park is an inevitability. At the head of our street, We have some very attractive townhomes which were completed in the last few years. Neighbors would fare better spending their energy trying to improve this project rather than oppose it.
Posted by Louise68
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Oct 22, 2015 at 6:19 pm
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Oct 22, 2015 at 6:19 pm
There are two major issues here that I have questions about:
1. Water
Does anyone have any idea about how much water in total the residents of those 24 townhouses are likely to use in an average month, compared to the amount of water the nursery used in an average month?
2 . Traffic
Does anyone have any idea how much traffic all the residents of those 24 townhouses are likely to generate in an average month, compared to how much traffic the nursery generated in an average month?
I appreciate any reliable info anyone can give me. Thanks!
Posted by really?
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Oct 23, 2015 at 7:07 am
really? is a registered user.
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Oct 23, 2015 at 7:07 am
really? is a registered user.
Watched the commission on line- Whata Nimby: I think that the commissioner was speaking as a property owner rather than a commissioner. Is there a difference? Sad to see more yuppy housing going up.
Posted by Peter Carpenter
a resident of Atherton: Lindenwood
on Oct 23, 2015 at 8:00 am
Peter Carpenter is a registered user.
a resident of Atherton: Lindenwood
on Oct 23, 2015 at 8:00 am
Peter Carpenter is a registered user.
" I think that the commissioner was speaking as a property owner rather than a commissioner."
That is exactly what the law requires for someone who has this type of conflict of interest - to leave the podium and speak as a citizen.
If he had had an economic interest in the project itself then he would have been required to both leave the podium and to actually leave the room so as not not in any way influence his colleagues during the discussion and their vote.
Posted by Ironic, isn't it?
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Oct 23, 2015 at 10:24 am
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Oct 23, 2015 at 10:24 am
Regardless of recusal, apparently the juicy irony was missed or ignored.
Commissioner speaks in favor of other high density projects that affect others, but speaks against project that affects himself.
Posted by Interesting Tidbit
a resident of another community
on Nov 8, 2015 at 5:11 pm
a resident of another community
on Nov 8, 2015 at 5:11 pm
According the Palo Alto Daily News Planning Commissioner Drew Combs "brokered" the approval of the project.
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