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Public Comment
From:Juan Álvarez <
Sent:Monday, September 28, 2020 10:00 AM
To:Public Comment
Subject:The Stadium Sale is NO Deal for Residents
Mayor Sidhu and Anaheim City Council,
I am appalled at the idea that you are even considering selling the stadium and the surrounding property so
much below market value. That you would even try and fool the community into thinking that it would benefit
us to have a park and low income housing included in the deal is shameful. You fail to be transparent and
outline the real timelines in which the affordable housing would have to be built and you fail to mention that a
park would actually benefit the developers looking to profit on the sale of properties in the area. The park is not
for all residents. That aside, the fact that all of this is happening behind closed doors and that we as residents
cannot participate in the process at council meetings is undemocratic. We should not be thinking about selling
off our city's most valuable asset without the input of the residents. I urge you all to vote no on the proposed
sale of the property until there is a process for including public input. A yes vote by Mr. Faessel and Mr.
Brandman will be detrimental to their futures in Anaheim as elected representatives. The public is already
organizing campaigns against Stephan Faessel and a move towards a recall of Jordan Brandman. We are
watching and we are engaged. Again, please vote no on the proposed sale. Although I know that most of you
will disregard this message, I thank you for your time.
Juan Gabriel Álvarez
Trustee, Anaheim Elementary School District
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