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Susana Barrios
From:Mike Jacobs <cswmj@aol.com>
Sent:Tuesday, October PM
To:Public Comment
Subject:\[EXTERNAL\] Deer Canyon Proposed Development
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Members of the Anaheim City Council,
Seldom, if ever, do I venture into the world of community politics, preferring instead to leave that
type of governess to those better
qualified than myself. However, in this instance I'm beginning to wonder if those involved in the
decision-making process of whether
or not to approve the Deer Canyon development possess the necessary qualifications either, most
important of which would be the
"common sense" qualification...
My wife and I have lived in Anaheim Hills since 1972, and in our present home for over 33 years, so
I am extremely familiar with the
growth our community has experience, and the difficulties that growth has sometimes brought. In
recent years the development has
slowed for two reasons: A) The availability of land to develop, and B) more importantly to existing
residents, the inability of our road
system to handle any additional traffic. If you haven't yet traveled down Serrano Ave. and onto Weir
Canyon road during the week at
around 3:00 PM through 6:00 PM, you haven't experienced the joy of sitting in bumper to bumper
traffic as HUNDREDS of cars attempt
to make their way to the 91 Freeway. Negotiating the traffic light at the intersection of Serrano and
Weir Canyon Roads., and again at
Weir Canyon and Santa Ana Canyon Roads, would be an experience you wouldn't long forget. Add
to that the additional cars that are
anticipated from such a development as Deer Canyon and you have nothing but chaos and gridlock
twice a day. What would possess
someone to feel that is a good idea is beyond reason..
If the ultimate decision on whether or not this project is approved rests on your collective shoulders, I
would implore you to give very
careful consideration to such a decision, because with the vast majority of our community being
100% against this additional burden
on our neighborhoods, I have to believe there would be a recall effort to have those who voted in
favor of this development removed
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from office, and I would be front-and-center with that effort, both as a volunteer and financial
supporter...
Sincerely,
Mike Jacobs
Anaheim Hills
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