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Residents launch referendum petition to keep ban on nonresidents at Foothills Park
Original post made on Dec 2, 2020
Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, December 2, 2020, 9:53 AM
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Posted by sjtaffee
a resident of Menlo Park: The Willows
on Dec 2, 2020 at 1:15 pm
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a resident of Menlo Park: The Willows
on Dec 2, 2020 at 1:15 pm
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Once again the so-called "liberals" of PA show that they are willing to take up NIMBY causes when it presented with anything that demonstrates that not everyone is as economically privileged as they are. The caste system is alive and well throughout our nation and yes, even in its so-called liberal enclaves. They are willing to shove all their heavy manufacturing jobs and toxic waste facilities into areas east of 101, but not to share the beautiful foothills west of it.
Posted by Tecsi
a resident of another community
on Dec 2, 2020 at 2:11 pm
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a resident of another community
on Dec 2, 2020 at 2:11 pm
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I don’t understand why a city who paid for the land, developed the park, maintained and maintains the park, should be forced to open it to others. And should Palo Alto choose to, it would reasonable to charge non-residents an entry fee to help cover the park’s costs.
Posted by pogo
a resident of Woodside: other
on Dec 2, 2020 at 4:35 pm
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a resident of Woodside: other
on Dec 2, 2020 at 4:35 pm
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How inclusive...
Posted by Menlo Voter.
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Dec 2, 2020 at 8:11 pm
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a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Dec 2, 2020 at 8:11 pm
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Tecsi:
why should someone that owns beach front, paid for it and developed it be forced to allow others access to it? Sound familiar? It should, Martin's Beach. Bet you think people should have access to that beach don't you? Because it's what's right.
Posted by Peter Carpenter
a resident of Menlo Park: Park Forest
on Dec 3, 2020 at 6:45 am
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a resident of Menlo Park: Park Forest
on Dec 3, 2020 at 6:45 am
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Palo Alto paid far less than fair market value when it purchased the property for Foothill Park from Dr. Russell Lee's family:
"Palo Alto purchased Foothills Park from the family of Russel V. Lee in 1959 at a cost of $1,000 per acre."
Posted by Enough
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Dec 3, 2020 at 9:47 am
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Peter,
So what? The city may have gotten a good deal but why does that matter? They have paid for maintenance and improvements for the last 61 years. No one outside of Palo Alto paid for that. If Palo Alto must allow access to residents from other cities they should charge a $50 per car fee to help pay for the maintenance and improvement.
Posted by Peter Carpenter
a resident of Menlo Park: Park Forest
on Dec 3, 2020 at 9:53 am
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on Dec 3, 2020 at 9:53 am
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" Santa Clara County offered to cover about 40% of the cost ($500,000) in 1964, on the condition that the park be opened to all, but Palo Alto declined."
"In 2005, the county provided $2 million in grant funding to go towards the purchase of 13 additional acres of adjacent land, in exchange for which Palo Alto allowed anyone (nonresidents included) to freely pass through that area and enter Foothills Park, on trails from Arastradero Preserve."
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