01 & 14 (58)Public Comment
From: Stephanie Graves <
Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2021 1:44 PM
To: Public Comment; info@anaheimballet.org
Subject: Please Save Anaheim Ballet
To whom it may concern:
I have heard the news to repurpose the current location of Anaheim Ballet for affordable housing by 2022. I ask
that you please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet taking place on April 27.
Though affordable housing is important to the community so is access to an arts education which research
shows is vital to community and child development. Anaheim Ballet needs to remain affordable and accessible
to the current population of Anaheim or we will not be helping the residents protect and raise their youth.
Ballet has shaped me from my early days and I would not be currently an Entertainment Manager at The
Disneyland Resort without access to affordable access to ballet during my developmental years. It has changed
the course of my life and still allows me to be a strong well rounded adult that contributes to my community.
In all my years I have yet to see a school such as Anaheim strike such a perfect balance between good teaching
and access to the community as a whole. There is no elitism. And we need to protect it.
Thank you for your time.
Stephanie E Graves
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