November 17, 2017 - This week's stories

• New signs being installed in Willows to help with Willow-101 interchange construction
• Get into the holiday spirit with the Menlo Park Holiday Display Contest
• 1283 Willow Road community meeting
• Community Meeting: Stanford General Use Plan Draft Environmental Impact Report
• Police antenna construction to begin Friday, Nov. 17
• Main Library siting meeting

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New signs being installed in Willows to help with Willow-101 interchange construction

The Willow-101 interchange project recently added two temporary traffic signals and changed the lane layout at each of the ramp locations for the next phase of construction. On Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017, City Council directed staff to install “No Thru Traffic” signs throughout the neighborhood to address the additional traffic that the neighborhood is experiencing. The next day City staff installed a number of yellow advisory signs that were already on hand at key entry points...Click to continue

Get into the holiday spirit with the Menlo Park Holiday Display Contest

Get ready to be dazzled this holiday season! The City of Menlo Park along with the Menlo Park Chamber of Commerce have teamed up to bring you the Holiday Display Contest! This holiday season, businesses all over Menlo Park are encouraged to decorate their stores with spectacular, eye-popping window and interior holiday displays for all to enjoy. The gorgeous creations will delight residents and visitors who can then vote...Click to continue

1283 Willow Road community meeting

Mayor Kirsten Keith and MidPen Housing are hosting a community meeting Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017, to solicit community input on MidPen’s 1283 Willow Road and 335 Pierce Street properties. The meeting will be held at the Menlo Park Senior Center located at 110 Terminal Avenue. The City is conducting extensive outreach to ensure that residents and stakeholders are aware of the meeting, including mailing 1900 post cards to every address in the Belle Haven Neighborhood...Click to continue

Community Meeting: Stanford General Use Plan Draft Environmental Impact Report

Staff from the Santa Clara County Planning Department presented information on the Stanford University General Use Permit Draft EIR at a Community Meeting held Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017, at the Menlo Park City Council Chambers. Stanford has submitted an application to Santa Clara County for an updated General Use Permit to authorize the next phase of campus land use in the coming years. The process involves internal examination of the university’s...Click to continue

Police antenna construction to begin Friday, Nov. 17

Work to improve the City’s emergency communication system began this Friday, Nov. 17. A contractor is replacing an existing 60-foot high tower antenna located behind City Hall, with a new monopole structure that will be 120 feet high. With the increased height, the Police Department will be able to operate an independent radio communication network with full coverage for 911 dispatchers. Also mounted on the monopole...Click to continue

Police antenna construction to begin this Friday, Nov. 17

Main Library siting meeting

Community members are invited to the first of three meetings to discuss options for siting a new Main Library on the Burgess Campus. In this meeting background on the Main Library Space Analysis Process will be shared and community members will engage in a conversation regarding the best location on the campus for a potential new library. We will examine programming opportunities a new building will offer, explore additional civic and community uses that might take place in the new building and offer insight into the desired...Click to continue

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