Good comments. The JPA has worked for years for Atherton as things currently exist. The JPA does host many county events at the library and moving the library to the park will make those events bigger.

One issue becomes all the behind closed door tactics. Hundreds of thousands of dollars have been spent already to move the library to the park. The week the council approved to spend another $24,000.00.

In the last two months the JPA voted to keep Atherton's $700,000 annual surplus with Kathy McKeithen voting in favor. Other members of the council were not informed of the JPA vote. McKeithen is on the JPA. By keeping the surplus the JPA can spend it with council approval.

Why is McKeithen fighting so hard to build this library and turn over Atherton's park to the JPA for events?

Why on earth do Atherton residents re-elect McKeithen? Why is she still in office??? Is she up for re-election this November? If so, it's time to vote her out of office!

Atherton residents are among the most educated and successful people in the world! For McKeithen to think that the library is "too complex" for us to understand is extremely insulting. As an elected representative of the people, if she can't explain the issue, then voters should continue to question the issue, the process, the motive, etc. Then, voters should vote her out of office in favor of someone who favors transparency and a say as to how our tax dollars are spent!

No More McKeithen!

Petition for Special Meeting of Town Council on the new library and the library JPA.


The location of the new upgraded Town library has become a very controversial issue. Here is a citizens' petition for a Special Meeting of the Town Council with an agenda that gives the citizens the opportunity to speak out on various aspects of this issue.

If you agree that such a meeting is appropriate then please sign the petition.


Web Link

Gimme a break! - so you consider yourselves some of the most educated people in the country, yet your small town is so continuously embroiled in ridiculous politics, disagreements, fights, scandals and clearly can't deal with issues large and small.

Perhaps too many of the townspeople pay too much attention to how Palo Alto does things - that is to say, doesn't get things done and has screwed up priorities? If you want your issues to be taken seriously by your elected officials and residents, then your residents need to grow up and elect people capable of leading. Good luck getting rid of politicos whose agendas shriek loud and clear beyond your pretentious, er, prestigious borders.