Restrooms at Sharon Park should be a priority. The park has a very high % of elderly users who have a greater need of restroom facilities. It's a bit concerning when you see an 80 year old man with a cane trying to maneuver through the rough woodsy section to find a tree to hide behind to urinate.

"While these proposals are not yet funded, the council also agreed to move forward with developing cost estimates for the top priority projects." Yet, the City has completed (or almost completed) significant upgrades to Nealon Park and Lyle Park.

This parks master plan once again demonstrates the City's approach in serving its residents:

Step 1: West Menlo first
Step 2A: Everyone else gets table scraps.
Step 2B: Belle Haven is always last.
Step 3: Kowtow to some benefactor (usually John Arrillaga or Facebook) on an unnecessarily complicated vanity project.

Agree with "Pot Meet Kettle" regarding City priorities. The playground upgrades at Nealon and Lyle Parks cost approximately $1.5 million. The City could also install port-a-johns at Sharon Park although I know a bathroom would be better.

The City should have focused its efforts on District 1. The Onetta Harris Center facilities are the oldest in Menlo Park. A Parks & Rec plan that focused on District 1 would have cost less and been done sooner. Instead, we have a "boil the ocean" plan for all of Menlo Park with unfunded "goodies." Taxpayers should have been told the cost range of each "goody" when they were asked if they wanted it. The current method of collecting survey input skews the results because respondents have no idea what the items cost. If they knew, many would say "No." We need better fiscal responsibility and transparency in MP.

The City should also have prepared an overall plan for District 1.

Although I am no fan of Facebook's continued growth in Menlo Park, I welcome their offer to build a Multi-generational Center in District 1. This removes the dangling carrot (in the form of a potential Branch library) from the proposed Willows Village. Facebook has listened to the District 1 residents, who want their library at the Onetta Harris Center. Now the City cannot place the new Branch Library at Willows Village as a way to just "get it done." Facebook's offer also reduces the likelihood that District 1 residents approve of Willows Village because they see it as a way to finally get a few amenity "bones" tossed their way.

NO dog parks please. Dog parks are nothing but dog fights waiting to happen. Dog parks were always a terrible idea whose time has past. No responsible pet owner would risk taking their dog to a dog park.