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Susana Barrios
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Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2024 6:31 AM
To: Scott Koehm <SKoehm@anaheim.net>; Jose M. Barriga <JMBarriga@anaheim.net>
Cc: Ashleigh Aitken <AAitken@anaheim.net>; Norma C. Kurtz <NKurtz@anaheim.net>; Natalie Rubalcava
<NRubalcava@anaheim.net>; Jose Diaz <JoDiaz@anaheim.net>; Carlos A. Leon <CLeon@anaheim.net>; Stephen Faessel
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Subject: \[EXTERNAL\] OPPOSITION to the draft Report on Cemeteries at Gypsum Canyon in Anaheim
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The following is a statement of OPPOSITION to the draft Report on Cemeteries at Gypsum Canyon in
Anaheim, from a local resident in Orange County for inclusion in the public record of the Anaheim City
Planning Commission
To: City of Anaheim Principal Planner Mr. Scott Koehm
To: Mr. Jose M. Barriga, Associate Planner, Planning and Building Department
Cc: Anaheim Mayor Ashleigh Aitken
Cc: Mayor Pro Tem Norma Campos Kurtz
Cc: Anaheim City Council
Cc: Ms. Berenice Ballinas, Chief of Staff to Mayor Aitken
Cc: Mr. Nick Taylor, Senior Planner, Planning and Building Department
July 24, 2024 Statement of OPPOSITION to the draft Report on Cemeteries at Gypsum Canyon in
Anaheim
Dear Messrs. Koehm and Barriga, Dear Anaheim Planning Commission:
This is a statement of OPPOSITION to the draft Report on Cemeteries at Gypsum Canyon in Anaheim for
inclusion in the public record of the Anaheim City Planning Commission.
Despite hundreds of objections emails from the local residents that the Anaheim City Council and the
Planning Commission have received earlier this year, the Planning Commission has incorrectly
concluded that the planned civilian cemetery at Gypsum Canyon will not have a negative impact on the
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environment, nearby residents, and traffic in surrounding areas.
Below are the major flaws of the draft of the Report that the Planning Commission is going to discuss and
will attempt to approve during its meeting on June 17, 2024.
1. The Environmental Impact Report that California law requires before any approval is 19-years-old and
was done for a totally different project. Here is a link to the most recent (May 17, 2024) report titled
``Focused Technical Review and Feasibility Assessment of the Proposed Veterans Cemetery Gypsum
Canyon Site, Anaheim, California'' by Geosyntec Consultants, a renowned consulting and engineering
firm:
https://irvine.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id
Regards,
K. Kuklinski
Summit Court
Anaheim Hills, CA. 92808
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