01 & 14 (163)Public Comment
From: LTORGERSON@roadrunner.
Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 10:42 AM
To: Avelino Valencia; Harry Sidhu (Mayor); Jordan Brandman; Jennifer Diaz; Jose Moreno;
Public Comment; Stephen Faessel; Trevor O'Neil
Subject: Anaheim Cultural Arts Center
Dear Mayor Sidhu and City Council Members,
My husband Larry and I would like to strongly urge you to support and approve Housing Authority Agenda Item I
and City Council Agenda Item 14 at your meeting tomorrow, April 27.
The Cultural Arts Center is a historic part of the neighborhood which has been home to various community programs
for over 50 years, and originally was the Parish Hall of Zion Lutheran Church, which is still an active congregation
and greatly involved in the community. There is no need to demolish yet another piece of Anaheim's history.
The building has been home to the Anaheim Ballet for over 20 years. This location in particular is crucial to
Anaheim Ballet's mission to provide an opportunity for underserved youth to participate in a fine arts program of
music and dance. If you take the program out of this neighborhood, it will decrease the chances that these youth will
be able to access the program.
It's true that we need more Senior Housing - however there is quite a bit of Senior Housing in this immediate area.
Other neighborhoods in the city should also be given the opportunity to have quality Senior Housing, and the youth
in this neighborhood should continue to have the opportunity to participate in the Anaheim Ballet's outstanding
programs.
Thank you for your consideration.
Dinah Torgerson
Anaheim