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helpful, Mr. DeBenedetti said, when towing horses to remote locations. Out of town friends could camp on the grounds, well away from neighbors, and avoid having to wake up at 3 a.m. to get themselves and their horses to Woodside for a 5 a.m. start. No thank you, Ms. Gordon said, speaking as a private citizen. “I’m really concerned that, with this change, we don’t have an agreement,� she said. “In the past, (camping) turned into tailgating. ... I am sorry, but we are back to not agreeing.�
In a break with protocol, Patrol Captain Dee Tolles borrowed a microphone from the Town Clerk and engaged in a dialog with Ms. Gordon. Visitors will go out to dinner, he said, then return to their trailers and go to bed. “I’ve got to believe that reasonable people can come to reasonable agreement about this.� Ms. Gordon replied that she and at least one other neighbor would see this change as a deal breaker, so Mr. Tolles dropped the idea, but added that he saw it as a possible amendment pend-
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ing further discussion. Mr. DeBenedetti, in a telephone interview, wondered if all residents should be living under restrictions on guests in campers. Councilman Dave Burow noted his concern that one or two neighbors appeared to be confining the scope of council action. Go to tinyurl.com/Patrol123 and turn to Page 12 to see the list of criteria. (The 35th criteria, new on Dec. 13, concerns parking horse trailers in a meadow.)
Menlo council returns next year The Menlo Park City Council has concluded its official schedule for 2011 — no more meetings are planned for December, but it plans to reconvene in January 2012. City Hall will be closed for the second Friday in a row this week, and on Monday, Dec. 26 and Friday, Dec. 30, as well. The Menlo Park library will also shut down for the holidays, closing Friday, Dec. 23 through Mon-
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