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Public Comment
From:Norma Herbel <
Sent:Tuesday, September 29, 2020 1:26 PM
To:Public Comment
Subject:Sale of 150 acres Angel Stadium.
I am writing to ask City Council to please postpone or continue the vote tonight that will largely cement the deal to sell
Angel Stadium and acres around it. The residents of Anaheim should have an opportunity to attend Council meeting to
share their concerns. According to the Orange County Register three of our previous mayors commended on the sale.
Mayor Tom Daly (Mayor 1992 to 2002) “urged council to reconsider the $320 million deal and “avoid the
embarrassment and lawsuits that are sure to follow this one-sided deal”. An article in Orange County Register today
said one of Mr. Tate’s ( former Mayor of Anaheim 2010 to 2018) concerns : City leaders are lobbying the state to allow
Disneyland to reopen, but they won’t open public meetings to the public. He was quoted as saying “ Why would you
sell the city’s largest asset during the middle of a pandemic when your council meetings are done by phone? If it was a
good deal, you wouldn’t have to sneak it through during COVID”. Not sure how Mr. Curt Pringle( former mayor 2002-
2010” ) feels. He discussed history but no opinion. I understand the owners of the Honda Center have plans to build
similar project around Honda Center. Article in paper (OCRegister) said they did not ask the City of Anaheim for any
money back for their project. Thank you for this opportunity to express my concerns. I believe SRB Management is not
paying enough for the acreage and stadium. We the residents are really the ones taking a loss.
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