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Menlo Park residents question country club well
Original post made on Nov 7, 2011
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Posted by holey water
a resident of Menlo Park: Sharon Heights
on Nov 7, 2011 at 10:56 am
a resident of Menlo Park: Sharon Heights
on Nov 7, 2011 at 10:56 am
Why not the Menlo Prez church grounds for a well for Sharon Hts. CC?
Some of the church elders are SHCC members, no?
Could be sited in the center of the property as part of the Menlo Prez campus redevelopment, and even have an attractive fountain, pond, etc.
A Wishing Well!
Posted by Really, a well? Really?
a resident of Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park
on Nov 7, 2011 at 9:05 pm
a resident of Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park
on Nov 7, 2011 at 9:05 pm
Taking a precious natural resource and giving it to a private country club for the price of a pipeline stinks. Why doesn't the city just sink wells in the schools and parks to water the schools and parks? Save money, use less Hetch Hetchy water, and let the country club pay for what it uses... Let's put this in perspective: in 2008, the country club used the same amount of water as almost 1/6th of the population of the entire city. This is bad policy, bad business, and bad politics.
Posted by Elizabeth H
a resident of Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park
on Nov 7, 2011 at 9:09 pm
a resident of Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park
on Nov 7, 2011 at 9:09 pm
What really bothers me about the meeting is that the residents were given a choice of 'here or there,' when NO WELL is what everybody said was their preference. Hey, City of Menlo Park, are you listening? Nobody wants the country club to have free water, it isn't a question of here or there, we don't want it ANYWHERE!!!
Posted by Central Menlo
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Nov 11, 2011 at 6:52 pm
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Nov 11, 2011 at 6:52 pm
I am curious what the City Council and staff have calculated as the cost savings to the city, residents and community, by drilling a well and diverting 100% of the well water for community benefit (watering parks, purifying for drinking, etc.).
...and expect that the cost savings would be substantial, in particular when the specific cost of avoiding 4 miles of pipeline are considered (plus the visual benefit by avoiding 4 miles of paved trenchline in our streets).
Does anyone have a link or copy of this report?
Which city staff members are responsible for this project (for that matter, which city council members asked that the project be studied)?
