San Mateo County, CA November 7, 2000 Election
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By Christina Angell-Atchison

Candidate for Council Member; City of Menlo Park

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What the current Menlo Park City Council is doing.
DID YOU KNOW:
  • Most City Council members do not support widening Sand Hill Rd?
  • Members of the City Council majority are in support of an Architectural Review Board for ALL new residential renovation, on conforming and non-conforming lots?
  • An Architectural Review Board can add thousands of dollars to even the simplest of remodels?
  • Members of the current City Council majority have directed a task force to examine further reductions in the allowable build-out on residential remodels, even for those on large lots?
  • The current City Council majority recently attempted to increase the tuition of childcare and/or after school programs by over 25%?
  • Tuition for a toddler already exceeds $1,000 per month?
  • The current City Council majority directed the legal representative to file a legal action against Stanford, against legal advice and community input?
  • Members of the current City Council rejected a costly Smart Growth study, which examined issues and made recommendations concerning the area's growth?
  • The current City Council has allocated a fund of $250,000 and has hired new consultants to perform a study to examine traffic and growth issues?
  • The current City Council majority routinely sets up committees to seek community input only to direct the committee to the answers desired by the Council majority?

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