Town should not impose restrictions, grand jury says
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If Atherton neighbors have a problem with events on the Menlo-Atherton High School campus, they should take it up with the school district and the town should stay out of it. That, in a nutshell, is the conclusion of a San Mateo County Civil Grand Jury report issued Monday, April 6, that examines Atherton's controversial special events ordinance.
In 2006, the Atherton City Council passed a broad ordinance regulating events within the town, from weddings and fundraisers to youth sports practices, partly in response to Lindenwood neighborhood complaints about Pop Warner football practices held at M-A. In trying to regulate private, non-school-related events on public school campuses, the town overreached, according to the Grand Jury.
"The Town of Atherton should not impose restrictions on school groups using facilities at Menlo-Atherton High School," the report says. "The Sequoia Union High School District and Menlo-Atherton Vikings Pop Warner Football League have both demonstrated good faith in dealing with Lindenwood residents. Difficulties and differences should be settled directly between the impacted parties whenever possible."
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