16 (10)
Jennifer L. Hall
From:TreeTop Branch <
Sent:Tuesday, June 8, 2021 6:53 PM
To:Public Comment
Subject:No to Sunkist & ball st. carwash! Not a good proposal for Anaheim community!
Below are my thoughts on the proposal, looking at the perspective thru pro and
cons:
Pro: Facelift to a plaza that needs some improvement. I think everyone would
agree on a facelift to the current plaza but changing it to another carwash and gas
station is questionable. For this you must ask the question: Does this facelift offer
value to the community or surrounding neighborhoods when there are already a
carwash a block away and 5 gas stations within a block away? does this 7 eleven
proposal really makes sense, business wise?
Con:
-Loud noise which is yet to be studied with current noise of the off ramp and the
vacuums with traffic going along the side of the residential homes. Also people
conversation noise and music when they are cleaning their cars using the vacuum
and possibly other equipments. What is the actual noise level when you add all
those factors that actually defines a car wash?
-Congestion on ball and Sunkist in an intersection that is highly congested already
-Dangerous intersection of Hilda and Sunkist. Getting out of Hilda street to get
onto Sunkist to enter 57 freeway. Currently no traffic light, dangerous already
trying to merge onto Sunkist from Hilda st, timing the north and south bound
traffic.
-No value-added in another gas station and carwash when there are so many
within a block away. Will the carwash a block away be impacted financially from
this new carwash? How would this benefit the city of Anaheim? At least the other
carwash does not affect the residential area due to its location.
-Potential pollutants near residential area for gas station. Digging gas tank might
impose a danger to residential homes near site if it leaks into soil. What is the
environmental impact if a gas station is built or leaks?
-Added traffic means added pollution to an area already have high pollution levels
due to being next to the freeway and high congestion intersection. Have we
measure what is the current pollution levels and add those additional factors with
this gas station (fumes, detergents, etc..) and car wash ( detergents, additional
traffic pollutants from cars constantly driving by along the walls of the residential
homes. I may be missing other factors as well.
1
-Potential increase in homelessness in that area due to 7 eleven store and gas
station. Homeless people normally hang around these places for easy access to
getting stuff from their checks or cashing it out at the 7 eleven stores and also
bathroom access. Also they have access to people that get gas so pan handling is
easier like the gas stations on ball and state college. I see them all the time asking
people at the gas station.
-Potentially drive out residents who will be impacted directly or indirectly from
this proposal.
From my perspective, I believe there are more Cons than Pros for this project and
please feel free to contact me if you have any questions. Also please feel free to
share with me the additional Pros that you see from this proposal other than what
I stated above. With these pros please compare it with current state versus future
state so there is a visible comparison. I am interested in knowing what I could
have overlooked so I can have a better understanding.
I sincerely do not approve of this carwash development. It does not make any
business sense and can damage the community for years to come.
Thank you and have a wonderful weekend!
Tri
Sent from my iPhone
2