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Menlo Park council keeps climate, housing, downtown vibrancy and safe routes as priorities, plans public-safety study session after resident concerns
Summary
After public comments about burglaries and infrastructure, council removed emergency preparedness from the elevated priority list (to remain a core function), kept four priorities, and directed staff to schedule a study session to examine public safety and options to surge resources.
Menlo Park—s City Council used a March 21 workshop to reaffirm top priorities for the coming fiscal year and to respond to community concerns about burglaries and neighborhood infrastructure.
Mayor Betsy Nash and several council members reiterated the five existing priorities (climate action; downtown vibrancy; emergency preparedness; housing; safe routes). After discussion, the council reached consensus to remove emergency preparedness from the elevated priority list and treat it as a core function the city will continue to staff and monitor. The remaining priorities—our—climate action, downtown vibrancy, housing and safe routes—will stay on the list. Council also directed staff…
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