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Menlo Park council OKs moving food-truck event to Civic Center
Original post made on Oct 14, 2016
Read the full story here Web Link posted Thursday, October 13, 2016, 3:37 PM
Comments (11)
Posted by MPer
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Oct 14, 2016 at 10:52 am
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Oct 14, 2016 at 10:52 am
So on top of this being a terrible location the city felt it needed to give OTG free rent?
Posted by MP Voter
a resident of Menlo Park: Felton Gables
on Oct 14, 2016 at 1:00 pm
a resident of Menlo Park: Felton Gables
on Oct 14, 2016 at 1:00 pm
Another reason to vote for Mueller.
Posted by what are they thinking?
a resident of Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park
on Oct 14, 2016 at 2:42 pm
a resident of Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park
on Oct 14, 2016 at 2:42 pm
What a ridiculous precedent - to essentially give away without competitive bidding rights to use city property. And this site is in high demand. I for one totally resent that my need to park near the library or rec center is less important than catering to a for-profit company. Heads should roll. Too bad only 2 seats are up for election this year.
Posted by MP Resident
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Oct 14, 2016 at 3:54 pm
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Oct 14, 2016 at 3:54 pm
Cat Carlton has the right idea - table it and try to sort things out with Caltrain first. Doubly so since Off the Grid doesn't touch the historic station, it uses a very non-historic parking lot.
Posted by johngslater
a resident of Menlo Park: Fair Oaks
on Oct 14, 2016 at 6:14 pm
a resident of Menlo Park: Fair Oaks
on Oct 14, 2016 at 6:14 pm
Many of these food trucks have generators that are huge polluters. Get 10 of these trucks together and you aren't doing your health any favors. I don't think it is good public policy to promote these trucks. When we buy a new car, thousands of dollars are spend on pollution control. Then we turn around and let cheap worn out generators produce massive amounts of pollution.
Posted by Menlo Voter.
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Oct 14, 2016 at 7:32 pm
Menlo Voter. is a registered user.
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Oct 14, 2016 at 7:32 pm
Menlo Voter. is a registered user.
"cheap worn out generators"
And you know this because?.....
Posted by SteveC
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Oct 15, 2016 at 8:51 am
SteveC is a registered user.
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Oct 15, 2016 at 8:51 am
SteveC is a registered user.
he doesn't He assumes and you know what happens.
Posted by Mike Keenly
a resident of Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park
on Oct 15, 2016 at 5:33 pm
a resident of Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park
on Oct 15, 2016 at 5:33 pm
Caltrain's reason is unfortunate and laughable. I hope the food trucks can survive the move, although I'm not sure they will.
Posted by Tim Goode
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Oct 16, 2016 at 10:54 am
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Oct 16, 2016 at 10:54 am
The Library has been the sacrificial lamb for far too long. The gymnasium reduced parking and City vehicles take up another piece of parking. The gymnasium attracts many more vehicles, especially from 3:30-6:00 pm, and now with insufficient time to make a decision, the planning commission has made the decision with little public notice once again to further jeopardize the parking of library patrons. Not only will the trucks take up valuable parking for loyal patrons,they are inviting a business and its food patrons to have precedence from the Library's prime time for young people and adults after work. This decision is ridiculous.
Tim Goode
Posted by Clunge
a resident of Menlo Park: The Willows
on Oct 17, 2016 at 11:45 am
a resident of Menlo Park: The Willows
on Oct 17, 2016 at 11:45 am
Do any of the city govt officials live in Menlo Park?? Have they seen the congestion in that parking lot during basketball and volleyball seasons?
Posted by Name hidden
a resident of Menlo Park: Suburban Park/Lorelei Manor/Flood Park Triangle
on Feb 17, 2017 at 1:36 pm
a resident of Menlo Park: Suburban Park/Lorelei Manor/Flood Park Triangle
on Feb 17, 2017 at 1:36 pm
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