23 (31)Jennifer L. Hall
From: Le Family <
Sent: Monday, October 25, 2021 12:51 PM
To: Harry Sidhu (Mayor); Stephen Faessel; Jose Diaz; Gloria S. Ma'ae; Jose Moreno;
Avelino Valencia; Trevor O'Neil; Nicholas J. Taylor; Public Comment
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Opposition to CUP 2020-06086
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Dear Honorable Mayor Sidhu, Mayor Pro Tem Faessel, and Council Members:
We hope this message finds you well. We are writing to you in regards to CUP 2021-06106, and our opposition
to the increase in residents at the property.
Earlier this year, the City approved a CUP for Grandmas House of Hope in our neighborhood. Around the same
time, an unlicensed drug rehab center started to operate next door to the transitional home. Since then, there has
been increased traffic and increased littering. Drivers, including rideshares for participants, often speed through
our neighborhood. I almost got hit by a car right in front of my house. We will never know if these are
participants of the drug rehab center or GHH as there is a revolving door of strangers between the two homes,
which are side by side and at the end of our cul-de-sac.
There is no denying that the homeless population has increased in the City of Anaheim. GHH has told us that
less than 40% of participants thrive in the program. What about the other 60+%? Are they left in the streets of
Anaheim? Where do the graduates go after they finish the program, since there's a shortage of affordable
housing in Orange County? Are participants originally from the City of Anaheim, or are they brought in from
other cities? How many other cities does GHH operate in? How many transitional homes does GHH have in
Garden Grove (Ms. Kreitner's city), and how many are in Santa Ana (GHH's headquarters)? Is the City planning
to revise their policies so that different types of facilities are not right next door to each other?
I'm not sure if any of you will respond back to our questions, but I hope that you consider our questions during
the appeals process.
Respectfully,
The Le Family