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Tuesday: Beltramo townhomes before council
Original post made on Jan 10, 2011
Read the full story here Web Link posted Monday, January 10, 2011, 10:56 AM
Comments (6)
Posted by Here we go again
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Jan 10, 2011 at 12:24 pm
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Jan 10, 2011 at 12:24 pm
As usual, when Beltramo's says 'frog', we're all supposed to jump. Apparently they are special and get what they want in this town.
Posted by downtowner
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Jan 10, 2011 at 1:27 pm
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Jan 10, 2011 at 1:27 pm
What's with the favoritism expected by the Beltramos? Other developers had to comply with the regs & making an exception here is wrong!
Planning commission, take note: your resonsibility is to apply the BMR regulations, as written, to all proposed developments. If you don't like the regs, change them, but you set a very dangerous precedent by granting an exception to Mr Beltramo. Could Menlo leave itself open to litigation from developers of past projects who complied?
Posted by WhoRUpeople
a resident of another community
on Jan 10, 2011 at 2:30 pm
a resident of another community
on Jan 10, 2011 at 2:30 pm
If the council agrees to this request, in my opinion it is wrong on two important counts. First, I don't happen to agree with BMR in lieu fees
under any circumstances. If your going to have a program intended to provide BMR units, then actually build them and sell them at BMR prices. Second, and in this case more importantly, we just witnessed this developer trying to block the BEVMO project based on insisting that council should "go by the book" with regard to evaluating the need for the project(which to council's credit they did). OK, go by the book, if it says 3, 4 or 5 BMR units, then make them build and sell 3,4 or 5 units.
Posted by looking on
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Jan 10, 2011 at 9:26 pm
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Jan 10, 2011 at 9:26 pm
They have already had two 2 year extensions to build the project, and now they want a better deal. Gutless council will no doubt give it to them. I believe the commissions have already said ok.
Posted by citizen
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Jan 11, 2011 at 7:44 am
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Jan 11, 2011 at 7:44 am
People people, it has only taken 10YRS for the council to do something, WOW they are on a fast track ! Give Beltramo an incentive
to do something in Menlo, not discourage him ! Better in Menlo than in another community ! Wake up council, stubberness will get you nowhere, be happy someone wants to build something in Menlo for a change ! Get a life and start being positive in this new year !!
Go Beltramo.......
Posted by LongMemory
a resident of Menlo Park: Menlo Oaks
on Jan 11, 2011 at 1:48 pm
a resident of Menlo Park: Menlo Oaks
on Jan 11, 2011 at 1:48 pm
Once again, special rules for the Beltramo's.
The city and the Beltramo's already have an agreement. It is folly for the city to let them off the hook for their community obligation in development which everybogy else follows.
The council needs some backbone. Hopfully Peter and Kirsten won't be duped.
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