Date: June 22, 2012 3:55:51 PM PDT
To: "Athertonians"
Subject: [Athertonians] Special Meeting Petition
Hello all,
At least a dozen of us — representing the interests of hundreds
demanding the right to vote on the library location — met with Mayor
Widmer last week. While the mayor expressed support for our concerns,
the offer that came back to us was for the council to conduct a survey
of 200 residents.
After some deliberation, we rejected the offer for the survey, which
we feel is too little, too late, especially while the EIR is in
process of being finalized and possibly certified by the council.
At this time, we are circulating a petition to call a Special Council
Meeting to have the council reconsider some of our chief concerns. We
are asking for an opportunity for more residents to be heard on these
issues.
Please see the attached Petition form, which contains the agenda of
the meeting we are seeking. If you support our petition for the
council to reconsider these matters, please download, complete and
return one petition form for each resident that supports this. Only
forms that have original signatures will be accepted on behalf of our
petition. Please make no other markings than in the signature block.
To make it easier, you can drop your signed form into any one of the
following mailboxes, to get it back to us, or mail it to us at:
1 Larch Drive (Lindenwood)
18 McCormick Lane (Central)
38 Tuscaloosa Avenue (West)
We will collect signatures and present this petition to the Town
Manager to have this meeting scheduled with the full council. When
this meeting is scheduled, we will let you know so that more residents
can present their views.
Thank you!
Didi Fisher
[Note: Image attached. Please contact Didi for a .pdf copy to print out.]

I am a 43 -year resident of this wretched town and I have young children. I am embarrassed to discuss where I live with people, due to the low standard of living my family currently enjoys.
ReplyDeletePlease tell me what to do to get this ridiculous library idea to go away.
I wake every single morning to the following noise:
Trucks
Mowers
Blowers
Electric Saws
Jack Hammers
Hammers
Taco Truck Horns
I am sick of it. I have been complaining to everyone I can, IN WRITING, including you, Didi Fisher, about it for the past 15 years.
Let's enforce the laws we have before we take on yet more complicated and expensive projects, which will create more traffic and chaos in our community.
Let's monitor and manage what goes on within the town limits.
Now.......there is a good project for all the do-gooders in this community.
My children deserve to be able to sleep-in past 8am this summer. They have worked hard all year and they deserve it.
Shame on all of you for your short-sightedness.
Sincerely.
Regina Ferrando Riviello
One concern has become should that Atherton belong to the San Mateo County Joint Powers Authority for Libraries. Council Member McKeithen represents Atherton on the JPA. Redwood City and Menlo Park do not belong.
ReplyDeleteThis year the governing board of the County JPA voted to keep Atherton's annual $500,000 to $750,000 surplus at the county level. Atherton is the only city in the county to run such a high surplus.
Previously those funds were transferred to Atherton. There is a concern that they will now could be spent without requiring Atherton approval.
There are other concerns as well, such as the JPA influences the library and the library is in the park.
Charles Marsala
Council Member 2002-2010
JPA representative 2003-2008
From: charles marsala
ReplyDeleteDate: Sat Jun 23, 2012 11:42 am
Subject: Special Meeting Petition, JPA question explained
All,
A large percentage of the residents want the council to have a town wide vote regarding moving the library to the park.
Council members Lewis and Carlson support this.
Council members Widmer, McKeithen, and Dobbie do not.
This petition to to force the council to put it on the agenda to discuss and hear more public comments.
One concern has become that Atherton belongs to the San Mateo County Joint Powers Authority for Libraries. Council Member McKeithen represents Atherton on the JPA.
Recently, the governing board of the County JPA voted to keep Atherton's annual $500,000 to $750,000 surplus at the county level. Previously those funds were transferred to Atherton. There is a concern that they will now be spent without requiring Atherton approval.
There are other concerns as well, such as the JPA influences the library and the library is in the park.
Charles
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From: Scott Feamster
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Date: Mon Jun 25, 2012 5:07 pm
Subject: Special Meeting Petition and JPA Question Thank You scottf11@earthlink.net
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Hi, Charles,
Thank you very much for staying active in Atherton politics.
We need at least Marsala, Lewis, and Carlson on our City Council.
For a responsive and responsible Atherton Council,
Scott