01 & 14 (147)Public Comment
From: connie lee <
Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2021 8:32 PM
To: Public Comment
Cc: info@anaheimballet.org
Subject: Anaheim Ballet
Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members,
The arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 20 years, Anaheim Ballet has been a valued
arts force and presence in Anaheim. Anaheim Ballet provides free community-based after-school programming,
workforce and recreational training, bus -in presentations, lecture/demonstrations and concert performances and has
been recognized both locally and internationally as a point of pride to the City. I have personally been training with
Anaheim Ballet for over ten years, and I truly believe that Anaheim Ballet is a special place that has brought growth
and a positive impact in my life. I strongly believe it has the same effect on the students there today.
The Anaheim Cultural Arts Center (the current home of the Anaheim Ballet) is slated to be demolished without plans
for a new Cultural Arts Center or home for the Anaheim Ballet. If the City demolishes this architecturally unique
building, you will be removing the only Cultural Arts Center in the City and displacing the City's treasured arts
organization. It is best for the community, and especially for our underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in
its current accessible location!
Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Connie Lee