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Susana Barrios
From:Misty Schumacher <misty15schu@gmail.com>
Sent:Monday, October 28,
To:Public Comment
Subject:\[EXTERNAL\] Opposition Comment Re: Salt Development in Deer Canyon
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We are writing today to express our opposition to the Deer Canyon/SALT Development that is slated
for our beloved Deer Canyon Preserve lands.
We have been residents of Anaheim Hills, specifically Deer Canyon since 2001, my husband 20
years before that having grown up surrounding the Anaheim Hills Golf Course. We are incredibly fond
of our “town” as Anaheim Hills really is a town; a small community that has a “small town” feel.
Recently our beloved small town has changed into more of a metropolitan city despite the opposition
from almost all residents. We will cite a few examples of these changes:
1. Years ago while commuting to South County for work, I was unable to take the costly toll road
home due to the thousands of Inland Empire commuters blocking access to the 91 Westbound lanes.
2. Years later, IE commuters now choose to travel through our neighborhoods via Serrano Avenue
and Santa Ana Road, often blocking residents from access to their streets. In addition, it is
increasingly difficult and time consuming to do simple errands such as school drop offs/pick ups,
sports practice and grocery shopping during rush hour as our streets are jam packed with commuters
who do not live in our neighborhoods.
3. Deer Canyon is a gem in our community. Residents hike, bicycle, walk their dogs, create family
memories and photographs in this beautiful canyon. Destroying this canyon to erect a large concrete
building will ruin the charm and small town feel all residents have come to love.
3. Due to our time living in Anaheim Hills, we have been subject to multiple fire evacuations. The last
big fire, in October of 2018, was an evacuation nightmare. Schools were not evacuated in time putting
our children as risk. I was in my child’s classroom at Canyon Rim Elementary and saw flames
charging down the hill, thankfully being putting out just before reaching the campus. THIS IS
UNACCEPTABLE. Students who were not able to be picked up by their parents in time were ushered
onto busses for a 2 hour journey down to Canyon High School; enduring a bus ride with no
bathrooms, no access to needed medication in some cases. I’m sure you are aware of the short
distance between Canyon Rim and Canyon High. That trip took 2 HOURS. Why? Because
evacuation routes off this hill are limited and our resident numbers are already maxxed out. Too many
people, too many cars, too much needless risk to residents. Our family was evacuated from Serrano
and Sunset Ridge…it was a 2 hour and 25 minute drive to reach the Orange Mall off Tustin Avenue.
Our young children were terrified as we were surrounded by black smoke, falling ash, racing
firetrucks, siren, helicopters, and flames. We can only imagine with fear what will happen during the
next fire when there are thousands more people and cars added to the mix.
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We are asking for the City to not approve this development. Our dream home which we purchased in
2018 looks out over Deer Canyon and our most treasured family activity is to watch the sun set over
our beautiful Deer Canyon. Please stop the needless destruction of our neighborhood and please do
not allow an increased safety risk and quality of life decline to this residents who already live here.
Thank you,
Misty and John Schumacher
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