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Menlo Park seeks lobbyist, communications consultant

Original post made on Sep 21, 2017

The city of Menlo Park is searching for two consultants: one to represent the city interests in Washington, D.C., as a lobbyist and another to analyze the city's communications efforts and recommend how to improve them.

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Comments

Posted by Good Grief
a resident of Menlo Park: The Willows
on Sep 21, 2017 at 9:50 pm

communications strategy?
How about telling the truth? How about not telling expensive consultants exactly what the Council and Staff wants in the way of findings? How about, when conducting a study, including all the options? How about not having a strategy other than protecting the current residents who both own homes and rent houses in Menlo Park? How about discontinuing the search for more developers to build office buildings in Menlo Park?

Good Grief! Is this city administration hell bent on destroying Menlo Park and then having a strategy for how to package it? So far, we are heading in that direction. Beware of third term council candidates.


Posted by Lobbyist waste of $$
a resident of Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park
on Sep 22, 2017 at 5:32 am

We have deteriorating streets and parking lots, highly paid city manager and staff, no real revenue plan other than buil buil buil, and budget is being allocated for a Washington lobbyist? Really? This is crazy.


Posted by Steve Taffee
a resident of Menlo Park: The Willows
on Sep 25, 2017 at 8:03 pm

A "legislative advocate" for Menlo Park? This may possibly be the worst proposed use of city taxpayer money I have ever encountered.

As a small city, we go directly to our state and national representatives through their local offices. Who else in DC would even want to schedule a meeting with us? And what we would talk about with them that would carry any weight? Holy mackerel! I simply can't even see any possible merit in this idea.

steve taffee