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> From: Valerie Gardner <valerie@tiemann.net>
> Date: March 27, 2007 10:19:12 AM PDT
> To: Kelly Fergusson <kj@fergusson.com>, ddryer@menlopark.org,
> rs@hunterstevensllc.com, ksteffens@menlopark.org,
> menlogrcc@yahoogroups.com
> Cc: "Amy F. Boggs" <amboggs@attglobal.net>, charles marsala
> <cemarsala@yahoo.com>, jjanz@ci.atherton.ca.us, Kathy Hughes -
> Anderson <kanderson@ci.atherton.ca.us>, Jim Robinson
> <jrobinson@ci.atherton.ca.us>, Todd Beardsley <tb@web-view.com>,
> rljcompany@aol.com, Corby Locke <corby@ewildman.com>, Arron
> Retterer <arretterer@yahoo.com>, Jonathan Tiemann
> <jonathan@tiemann.net>
> Subject: Re: [menlogrcc] Artificial Turf in Menlo Park?
>
> Kelly, Heyward, Richard, Diane and all MPGRCC members,
>
> By virtue of being on the Environmental Programs Committee for
> Atherton, I have been (in just the last few days) besieged by
> complaints on this issue from highly distressed parents from both
> our towns. A large group of residents feel that this plan to
> authorize artificial turf for the playing fields at Encinal is
> being pushed through the Menlo-Park Council this week. Already, a
> serious misrepresentation of the degree of acceptance of the
> artificial turf by the Little League Association has been
> established in a chain of messages that has been exchanged and
> confirmed by Robert Crowe, President of the Menlo-Atherton Little
> League, who insists that, contrary to the representations provided
> at the Encinal Reconfiguration meeting (apparently by Ken Ranella),
> the M-A Little League Board "is very concerned about the current
> plans at Encinal and would not characterize our reaction as
> flexible." This whole process raises concerns. I have pasted that
> string of messages below, for those who are not familiar with the
> brewing crisis.
>
> A decision on whether or not to rip out a large and key playing
> field of real grass, containing two beautiful, natural grass,
> actively utilized and vital baseball playing fields, among other
> areas, and replace it with artificial turf that cannot be used for
> baseball, should be part and parcel of the work of this group,
> since a decision like this impacts many constituencies and has
> significant long-term global warming consequences. We cannot take
> the long-term responsibility of this committee seriously, if the
> Menlo Park Counsel takes preemptive actions that drastically
> increases greenhouse gases emissions, without there being due
> consideration of the global warming impact to our community.
> Furthermore, this property and these fields are in Atherton and we,
> as a town and the Environmental Programs Committee in particular,
> have not had a chance to examine this issue in the light of our
> increasing concerns that we are not balancing such expedient
> choices with proper consideration of our long-term survival. I
> would like to have this matter reviewed by the Menlo Park Green
> Ribbon Citizen's Committee, in consultation with the Atherton
> Environmental Programs Committee, and I ask that artificial turf
> not come before the Menlo Park council for an authorization
> decision until the global-warming impact evaluation has been added
> to the calculations to the satisfaction of both the MPGRCC and the
> Atherton EPC.
>
> Please defer this matter from the Counsel's docket this month!
>
> Thank you for taking this matter as seriously as do many, many
> community members!
>
> Sincerely,
>
> --Valerie Gardner, EPC and Chair of Atherton Earth Action Week
> (www.athertongreen.net)
>
>
>
> On Mar 27, 2007, at 7:47 AM, Manfred Kopisch wrote:
>
>> All,
>>
>> the following email was sent to me this Sunday. I'm surprised that
>> the City of Menlo Park would consider artificial turf while we are
>> discussing global warming. The following study
>> http://www.athenasmi.ca/projects/docs/
>> UCC_project_ATHENA_technical_pap
>> er.pdf estimates the greenhouse gases emitted during the life cycle
>> of the synthetic turf system as opposed to a natural grass surface.
>> The study determined the number of trees to be planted to achieve a
>> 10-year carbon neutral synthetic turf installation as 1861. Why would
>> we want synthetic turf that requires almost 2000 trees to offset its
>> impact on greenhouse gases if on the other hand we could have a
>> natural grass field that produces oxygen for roughly 120 people,
>> sequesters carbon dioxide and cools the environment?
>>
>> So why would we consider artificial turf in Menlo Park (which by the
>> way is a lot more expensive) if we are really serious about our
>> greenhouse gas emissions and their impact on global warming?
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Manfred
>>
>> From: Gakfamily [mailto:gakfamily@sbcglobal.net]
>> Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2007 6:10 PM
>> To: manfred@kopisch.com; Amy F. Boggs; Corby Locke; Alice; Emmanuelle
>> Treil; Andy Belk; Martha Klinger; llaprais@yahoo.com; anne kolker
>> Subject: Encinal Grass Field Petition
>>
>> Hi Parents,
>>
>> The loss of our wonderful grass field, which is a Nationally
>> Registered Habitat for the Western Bluebird and the inspiration for
>> our distinguished science curriculum (which was a key in getting us
>> the Distinguished School Award) is to be covered completely with
>> artificial turf. This would destroy the campus' bird friendly
>> ecosystem and diminish our Field Study Program for grades 3-5, among
>> many other issues.
>>
>> Please consider this situation at Encinal and SIGN if you feel so
>> inclined.
>>
>> And FORWARD this petition to keep our only field at Encinal a grass
>> field! Email or call us for details. 796-9623.
>>
>> http://www.petitiononline.com/Encinal/petition.html
>>
>> Sincerely,
>> Aaron and Kimberly Wainscoat
>>
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>> Begin forwarded message:
>>> From: "Amy F. Boggs" <amboggs@attglobal.net>
>>> Date: March 26, 2007 5:51:51 PM PDT
>>> To: "'Andy Belk'" <andy.belk@laurelpto.org>, "'Crowe, Robert'"
>>> <robert.crowe@bearingpoint.com>
>>> Cc: "'John Boggs'" <boggsj@pamf.org>, "'Susan Bryan'"
>>> <S_Bryan@worldnet.att.net>, <francesdgray@hotmail.com>, "'Paul
>>> Gray'" <Paul.Gray@airwave.com>, "'Jon Duane'"
>>> <Jon_Duane@mckinsey.com>, "'Alison Lemons'"
>>> <alimcgali@sbcglobal.net>, "'Carla Posthauer'"
>>> <cldp@pacbell.net>, <perrynkrowland@yahoo.com>, "'Gail Heath'"
>>> <Gail@blumbergdesign.com>, "'Maria Amundson'" <mamundson@ar-
>>> edelman.com>, "'john heath'" <heathjr@comcast.net>, "'Manfred
>>> Kopisch'" <manfred@kopisch.com>, "'laure laprais'"
>>> <llaprais@yahoo.com>, "'Flora,June'" <j.flora@sitia.org>,
>>> "'Marcia Bever'" <Marcia@premierbenefits.com>,
>>> <kimcyr@sbcglobal.net>, "'Steve Shaw'" <srshaw@sprintmail.com>,
>>> <jflora@cgnet.com>, <Vincent@missionctrl.com>, "'Corby Locke'"
>>> <corbylocke@gmail.com>, <luigigi@comcast.net>,
>>> <valerie@tiemann.net>, "'Arron Retterer'" <arretterer@yahoo.com>,
>>> "'Austin Grose'" <austin@shastaventures.com>, "'Rory Fuerst'"
>>> <rory@rofudesign.com>
>>> Subject: RE: Artificial Turf at Encinal?
>>>
>>> Andy, the infield can be dirt or grass but the running lanes in
>>> either case
>>> are dirt.
>>> I won't challenge you on cricket; you win!
>>> -Amy
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Andy Belk [mailto:andy.belk@laurelpto.org]
>>> Sent: Monday, March 26, 2007 4:39 PM
>>> To: Crowe, Robert
>>> Cc: Amy F. Boggs; John Boggs; Susan Bryan;
>>> francesdgray@hotmail.com; Paul
>>> Gray; Jon Duane; Alison Lemons; Carla Posthauer;
>>> perrynkrowland@yahoo.com;
>>> Gail Heath; Maria Amundson; john heath; Manfred Kopisch; laure
>>> laprais;
>>> Flora,June; Marcia Bever; kimcyr@sbcglobal.net; Steve Shaw;
>>> jflora@cgnet.com; Vincent@missionctrl.com; Corby Locke;
>>> luigigi@comcast.net;
>>> valerie@tiemann.net; Arron Retterer; Austin Grose; Rory Fuerst
>>> Subject: Re: Artificial Turf at Encinal?
>>>
>>> Hi Bob,
>>>
>>> Thanks for the clarification. It would thus be my interpretation
>>> that
>>> your position was somewhat misrepresented at the Encinal
>>> Reconfiguration meeting (I was merely repeating what I heard - Laure
>>> should be able to confirm that was what Ken Ranella said or
>>> correct me).
>>>
>>> Can baseball be played on plain grass ? Wouldn't the sliding wear
>>> out
>>> the grass rather quick (showing my British ignorance here ... but
>>> ask
>>> me about cricket, I dare you ;-)
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Andy
>>>
>>>> Hi Andy - First let me say that I appreciate Amy's support of
>>>> keeping the baseball fields at Encinal (Thank you Amy!). I am
>>>> the M-
>>>> A Little League President and our Board is very concerned about the
>>>> current plans at Encinal and would not characterize our reaction as
>>>> flexible. MALL participated in a meeting with the school's
>>>> facility
>>>> planner and architects in January. During this meeting, we were
>>>> informed that the school's fields plan did not include
>>>> baseball. We
>>>> were told that it was not part of the Physical Education curriculum
>>>> and therefore not part of the specifications. We expressed how
>>>> troubled we were by baseball's omission and reminded the group that
>>>> MALL's fields access was already limited and not suitable for the
>>>> size of the league that we have (over 500 kids). Having lost the
>>>> option to expand to Bayfront, losing 2 baseball fields would be a
>>>> significant setback.
>>>>
>>>> During the discussion, we were asked whether we would be open to a
>>>> "trade" of sorts, where a baseball field would be developed at
>>>> Hillview in replacement for the lost fields at Encinal. While we
>>>> discussed this option a bit, it was pointed out that Alpine Little
>>>> League has first rights to fields at Hillview, given it's
>>>> located in
>>>> the Alpine League boundaries. (And even if it was within our
>>>> boundaries it still represented a net loss of 1 field). That might
>>>> be where Ken felt we were flexible, but this option is not viable.
>>>>
>>>> We agreed as a next step to have a meeting where we could come back
>>>> to the group with recommendations on how the layout of the fields
>>>> could incorporate 2 baseball fields. We just recently heard back
>>>> from the school that they are ready to meet with us. However, we
>>>> are troubled with the passing of time and the various city and
>>>> other
>>>> deadlines that are looming. Our objective is to work out an
>>>> arrangement where we can have 2 baseball fields that fit within the
>>>> soccer field configuration. It's worth noting that MALL has been a
>>>> big supporter of the Encinal school fields efforts in the past,
>>>> donating half of the funding to build the well that waters the
>>>> fields and donating the current storage sheds that currently sit on
>>>> the site. We are hopeful that the school sees a way to keep 2
>>>> fields and continue to allow us to accommodate our Pitching Machine
>>>> players and families.
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>>
>>>> Bob
>>>>
>>>> Bob Crowe | Director | Global Alliances | BearingPoint | 500 East
>>>> Middlefield Rd, Mountain View, CA 94043 | Office: 650.386.2624 |
>>>> Mobile: 650.269-2129 |
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Andy Belk [mailto:andy.belk@laurelpto.org]
>>>> Sent: Monday, March 26, 2007 2:55 PM
>>>> To: Amy F. Boggs
>>>> Cc: 'John Boggs'; 'Susan Bryan'; francesdgray@hotmail.com; 'Paul
>>>> Gray'; 'Jon Duane'; Crowe, Robert; 'Alison Lemons'; 'Carla
>>>> Posthauer'; perrynkrowland@yahoo.com; 'Gail Heath'; 'Maria
>>>> Amundson'; 'john heath'; 'Manfred Kopisch'; 'laure laprais';
>>>> 'Flora,June'; 'Marcia Bever'; kimcyr@sbcglobal.net; 'Steve Shaw';
>>> jflora@cgnet.com
>>>> ; Vincent@missionctrl.com; 'Corby Locke'; luigigi@comcast.net;
>>> valerie@tiemann.net
>>>> Subject: Re: Artificial Turf at Encinal?
>>>>
>>>> Hi Amy (et al),
>>>>
>>>> Just wanted to add some details from the Encinal board meeting that
>>>>
>>>> discussed the Encinal reconfiguration and the playing fields ...
>>>>
>>>> - The Little League folks were apparently consulted and were
>>>>
>>>> "flexible" about losing baseball at Encinal, according to Ken
>>>> Ranella.
>>>>
>>>> - The Board sees provision for a soccer field as more in keeping
>>>> with
>>>>
>>>> community usage than keeping the baseball areas. Being a Brit I
>>>> think
>>>>
>>>> that logic is fine (perhaps I should demand cricket pitches
>>>>
>>>> too ;-) ... Anyway, they get bonus environmental points fro
>>>> mCHPS for
>>>>
>>>> dual-use facilities shared with e.g. the City, so there's a net
>>>>
>>>> benefit to the school/district/reconstruction effort from that.
>>>>
>>>> All the pro points you make about grass are excellent, Amy -
>>>> thanks.
>>>>
>>>> Andy
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Begin forwarded message:
>>>>
>>>>> From: "Amy F. Boggs" <amboggs@attglobal.net>
>>>>
>>>>> Date: 26 March 2007 14:42:31 PDT
>>>>
>>>>> To: "'John Boggs'" <boggsj@pamf.org>, "'Susan Bryan'"
>>> <S_Bryan@worldnet.att.net
>>>>
>>>>>> , <francesdgray@hotmail.com>, "'Paul Gray'"
>>>>
>>>>> <Paul.Gray@airwave.com>, "'Jon Duane'" <Jon_Duane@mckinsey.com>,
>>>>
>>>>> "'Crowe, Robert'" <robert.crowe@bearingpoint.com>, "'Alison
>>>>> Lemons'"
>>>>
>>>>> <alimcgali@sbcglobal.net>, "'Carla Posthauer'" <cldp@pacbell.net>,
>>>> <perrynkrowland@yahoo.com
>>>>
>>>>>> , "'Gail Heath'" <Gail@blumbergdesign.com>, "'Maria Amundson'"
>>> <mamundson@ar-edelman.com
>>>>
>>>>>> , "'john heath'" <heathjr@comcast.net>
>>>>
>>>>> Cc: "'Manfred Kopisch'" <manfred@kopisch.com>, "'laure laprais'"
>>> <llaprais@yahoo.com
>>>>
>>>>>> , "'Flora,June'" <j.flora@sitia.org>, "'Marcia Bever'"
>>> <Marcia@premierbenefits.com
>>>>
>>>>>> , <kimcyr@sbcglobal.net>, "'Steve Shaw'" <srshaw@sprintmail.com>,
>>>> <jflora@cgnet.com
>>>>
>>>>>> , <Vincent@missionctrl.com>, "'Corby Locke'"
>>>>
>>>>> <corbylocke@gmail.com>, "'Andy Belk'" <andy.belk@laurelpto.org>,
>>> <luigigi@comcast.net
>>>>
>>>>>> , <valerie@tiemann.net>
>>>>
>>>>> Subject: FW: Artificial Turf at Encinal?
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Dear friends,
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Below is an email that I sent to the MPCSD outlining my reasons
>>>>> for
>>>>
>>>>> not wanting artificial turf at Encinal, and the hope that we can
>>>>
>>>>> preserve baseball fields there.
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> It is a complex issue. The school board is hoping to have this
>>>>
>>>>> funded by the city of Menlo Park, who will then have access to the
>>>>
>>>>> field for city use. The school board hopes to use the field
>>>>
>>>>> extensively for all schools (Hillview, Laurel) during their
>>>>
>>>>> remodels, whereas I imagine that the city council is sorely
>>>>> tempted
>>>>
>>>>> to use this as a solution to the general field shortage in Menlo
>>>>
>>>>> Park. Although expedient, it is a shortsighted (and lopsided!)
>>>>
>>>>> solution. If you agree with any of the thoughts expressed in my
>>>>
>>>>> letter below, I hope you'll consider clicking on the URL below to
>>>>
>>>>> reach an online petition that Kimberley Wainscot created to
>>>>> register
>>>>
>>>>> your position with the Menlo Park city council.
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> http://www.petitiononline.com/Encinal/petition.html
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Please forward. This is truly a grassroots effort (pun intended)!
>>>>
>>>>> We need as many signatures as possible by April 2. The City
>>>>> Council
>>>>
>>>>> meets April 3 to consider a Joint Use Agreement and partially
>>>>
>>>>> funding the synthetic turf. On April 4 the MP City School District
>>>>
>>>>> Board meets to proceed with design and to enter into the Joint Use
>>>>
>>>>> Agreement with the city.
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>
>>>>> From: Amy F. Boggs [mailto:amboggs@attglobal.net]
>>>>
>>>>> Sent: Monday, March 26, 2007 11:46 AM
>>>>
>>>>> To: 'board@mpcsd.org'; 'kranella@mpcsd.org'
>>>>
>>>>> Cc: 'Stacy Marshall'; 'mclemo@mpcsd.org'
>>>>
>>>>> Subject: Artificial Turf
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Dear friends on the school board:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> I was astonished to hear that the remodel of Encinal School
>>>>> includes
>>>>
>>>>> a proposition to replace our existing playing fields with
>>>>> artificial
>>>>
>>>>> turf. I was equally floored to hear that the baseball diamonds
>>>>
>>>>> will be obliterated. Although its proponents mean well, I believe
>>>>
>>>>> this to be a misquided effort.
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Did you know:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Artificial turf raises greenhouse emissions. Although there are
>>>>> some
>>>>
>>>>> environmental reasons to go with artificial turf (less water, no
>>>>
>>>>> fertilizer), the overwhelming impact of artificial turf is more
>>>>> CO2,
>>>>
>>>>> less oxygen. Read: global warming. You'd have to plant more than
>>>>
>>>>> 1,000 trees to offset the difference between an artificial turf
>>>>
>>>>> soccer field and a lawn of the same size (grass lawn efficiently
>>>>
>>>>> absorbs CO2 and produces oxygen). New York is actively turning
>>>>
>>>>> away from artificial turf, and Atherton is launching a "go green"
>>>>
>>>>> program. I am surprised that we would consider a proposal that
>>>>> seems
>>>>
>>>>> so out of step with the times.
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Kids hate playing on artificial fields. Ask your child. These
>>>>
>>>>> fields are much hotter than lawn and can burn bare skin on a hot
>>>>
>>>>> day. And the abrasions when you fall are worse than from soil.
>>>>
>>>>> There is no arguing that artificial turf can be played on
>>>>> 24/7. No
>>>>
>>>>> rainouts. But a good drainage system under a grass field can
>>>>
>>>>> mitigate the delay in playing after a rainstorm. And the city
>>>>> usage
>>>>
>>>>> on that artificial turf field after school is likely to be by non-
>>>>
>>>>> Encinal kids and possibly not even Encinal-aged kids. The
>>>>
>>>>> artificial fields under consideration at Encinal will be U14
>>>>> and U19
>>>>
>>>>> soccer fields, designed for older kids. There are artificial turf
>>>>
>>>>> fields at MA highschool for older kids already.
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Soccer wins but Baseball loses. The Menlo-Atherton Little League
>>>>
>>>>> relies on the Encinal baseball fields for the entire pitching
>>>>
>>>>> machine division, which is populated by Encinal-aged kids. In my
>>>>
>>>>> experience, this extra fun reason for our kids to be on campus
>>>>
>>>>> provided positive reinforcement for going to the school, and
>>>>> helped
>>>>
>>>>> them to feel more like part of the school. My kids have now
>>>>
>>>>> progressed beyond pitching machine to AAA and majors level Little
>>>>
>>>>> League, and are getting wonderful lessons in responsibility,
>>>>> being a
>>>>
>>>>> team player, and sportsmanship from their participation. The issue
>>>>
>>>>> of the baseball fields has come up so suddenly that the MA Little
>>>>
>>>>> League was taken completely by surprise. The fate of Menlo-
>>>>
>>>>> Atherton's Little League pitching machine division (and therefore
>>>>
>>>>> the advancement to upper divisions and high-school teams) is
>>>>
>>>>> important to the community. I believe there has been some
>>>>> specious
>>>>
>>>>> information to the effect that only artificial turf will allow
>>>>> us to
>>>>
>>>>> keep a baseball field. If so, I'd like to hear the logic, which I
>>>>
>>>>> believe to be predicated on the desire for a U19 field. We do not
>>>>
>>>>> need a U19 field at Encinal. Let's aim for a win-win for all
>>>>> sports.
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> No more bluebird program. Western bluebirds, once populous in this
>>>>
>>>>> area, depend upon open fields and nearby trees for their habitat.
>>>>
>>>>> Remarkably, the current grassy sportsfields and surrounding trees
>>>>
>>>>> suit this finicky bird. (Talk about mixed-use fields!) We have
>>>>> had
>>>>
>>>>> bluebird houses at Encinal for several years, and are part of a
>>>>
>>>>> bluebird repopulation trail. We have recently registered three of
>>>>
>>>>> our birdhouses in the national registry for the repopulation of
>>>>
>>>>> western bluebirds. Together with the Encinal students, we do
>>>>> field
>>>>
>>>>> studies and report our findings to the registry. We use this
>>>>
>>>>> program to teach the kids about habitats, ecosystems, adaptation,
>>>>
>>>>> and decomposition-all State Standards for the 3rd through 5th
>>>>
>>>>> grades. The loss of grass fields will put an end to this
>>>>
>>>>> distinguished program.
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Uncommon sense: Scientific studies have shown that city kids have
>>>>
>>>>> more allergies than farm kids. Exposure to the natural environment
>>>>
>>>>> is a key part of the proper development of our immune response.
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Common sense: wouldn't we rather have our kids near soil and lawns
>>>>
>>>>> than surrounded by asphalt and rubber? The new plan is all asphalt
>>>>
>>>>> and rubber except for an ornamental patch outside the district
>>>>
>>>>> office. I could have stayed in the city for that kind of
>>>> schoolyard.
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> As you know, artificial turf costs a LOT more. Over the 8 year
>>>>
>>>>> warranty of an artificial turf field, the upfront cost and lower
>>>>
>>>>> maintainance still adds up to > $500,000 more than the upkeep of a
>>>>
>>>>> grass field over the same period. No one has discussed the
>>>>> cost of
>>>>
>>>>> disposing of this much rubber after a decade, but that is also
>>>>> sure
>>>>
>>>>> to be costly. I can only suppose that the City of Menlo Park is
>>>>
>>>>> motivated to foot the bill so that they can rent out the field,
>>>>> and
>>>>
>>>>> thereby feel that they've solved the field shortage problem in
>>>>> Menlo
>>>>
>>>>> Park.
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Let's solve the Menlo Park field problem in some more sensible
>>>>> way,
>>>>
>>>>> and not hold the Encinal kids ransom for the city's problems.
>>>>
>>>>> Although it is extremely tempting to use city funds for
>>>>> portions of
>>>>
>>>>> the upcoming remodel, I feel that the cost of this money is too
>>>> high.
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Respectfully and Sincerely,
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Amy Boggs
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> p.s. I freely admit to the following "conflicts of interest"!!!
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Encinal Mom
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Baseball Mom
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Encinal Garden Co-chair (umbrella for the bluebird program)
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Data-driven Scientist
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Environmentalist
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Menlo Park Taxpayer
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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