Town Meetings & News

The City Council will hold a Regular meeting on Wednesday, February 15th at 6PM. To view the agenda when it is published visit: Council Agenda

To view meeting videos of The Town of Atherton Committees and Commissions visit: Atherton YouTube

Join a Committee

The Town of Atherton has 7 Committees and Commissions:

Audit and Finance
Bicycle and Pedestrian - 1 Vacancy
Environmental Programs - 2 Vacancies
Park and Recreation
Planning Commission
Rail
Transportation - 1 Vacancy

To learn more or apply to serve on a Town Committee - Click Here.

Housing Element News & Information

The Town certified, adopted and submitted its Housing Element for the 2023-2031 Housing Cycle to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) for its review on January 31, 2023. Comments are anticipated in 60 days.

To learn more about what was included in the plan or the process click here.

Take The Survey!

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Accessory Dwelling Unit Survey

The Town has released a survey to help us structure our ADU Program in support of the Housing Element Update process.

Please take a moment to complete our ADU Survey that will assist the Town in its presentation to the State HCD as part of the 6th Cycle Housing Element process

For more details, visit the Town's Housing Webpage. To stay engaged on Town topics and issues, sign up for the Town's E-News here

January Storm News

San Mateo County homeowner's and renters with damage or losses due to the series of New Years storms can apply for Federal Disaster Assistance. To learn more visit: https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20230128/fema-help-now-available-residents-san-mateo-county

San Mateo County will be hosting a Disaster Recovery Center for individuals impacted by the early winter storms.

The center will be located at the Event Center in San Mateo from Thursday February 9^th through Wednesday February 22^nd, and will be open from 9:00 am to 7:00 pm every day, including Saturdays, Sundays and President’s Day.

Individuals can register for potential assistance by visiting: https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4683

Visit Knox Playschool

Playschool in Holbrook-Palmer Park

Playschool in Holbrook-Palmer Park offers a 5 day a week preschool program, M-F, 8:30-2 pm for children aged 2 – 5 years old. They also have a parent participation class for toddlers (12-24 months) on Monday afternoons.

Playschool runs from September to mid-June and is based on Menlo Park School District’s traditional calendar.

Summer Camp starts the last weeks of June and runs through early August.

To contact Knox Playschool call 650-325-1623 or email athdirector@knoxplayschools.com for information for the school year or for summer camp. They can answer questions about the program and schedule a visit!

Website: https://www.knoxplayschools.com/

Visit Caltrain

Caltrain News

Caltrain recieved over $300 MIL in State grants to complete the Caltrain's Electrification project by fall 2024,

To learn more about that project or to follow other Caltrain news such as service interruptions or upcoming construction visit: https://www.caltrain.com/

A.D.A.P.T Emergency Preparedness Tips

Create a Family Emergency Plan Where will you go? How will you communicate if you are separated? Have you identified escape routes? Where will you shut off gas, should you turn it off or on? Create an evacuation plan and a communications plan. (see getreadyatherton.org or details and lots of answers)

For more information and tips, visit: www.getreadyatherton.org

Weekly Atherton "Did You Know?"

Did you know..... The Town maintains an FAQ's section on our website to address some of the most common questions / concerns. To review click here.

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