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Public Comment
From:Al Jabbar <
Sent:Tuesday, September 29, 2020 1:02 AM
To:Public Comment
Cc:Stephen Faessel; Jordan Brandman; Harry Sidhu (Mayor); Lucille Kring; Trevor O'Neil
Subject:Stop the stadium give away!
Mr. Mayor, Council members Faessel, Brandman, O’Neal and Kring
As we guessed, our pleas to stop this Angel deal fell on deaf ears in December of last year. You all moved ahead and as
we expected and since have learnt that the city will only be getting $150 million dollars for one of the most treasured
and valued property that City of Anaheim owns.
How ever you cloak it, this deal is a bad deal for Anaheim residents and the taxpayers. Many Anaheim real-estate
experts have pegged the land to be worth well over $600 million! You are not only selling the land, you are including the
Stadium and the Grove Theater for a meager $150 million dollars.
What are we getting in return? Affordable housing and the park ( that we tax payers are paying up front to up keep) that
could be delayed over 15-25 years!
If the price was not a slap in the face to the taxpayers of Anaheim, you egregiously have decided to drop the name
ANAHEIM from the teams name! Shame on all of you.
As a trustee representing Anaheim Union High School district students, families and taxpayers, I can only tell you that if
you had allowed a fair process you would have netted upwards of $600 Million for this property. Our students, schools
and our families could have used the funds not only for education and sports but many projects to invest in our youth of
Anaheim.
You have abdicated your duties and responsibility to us tax payers and residents of Anaheim! I urge you to stop this vote
and begin a more transparent process to sell the property.
AL jabbar
Trustee, Anaheim Union High School District
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