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Susana Barrios
From:Jamie Brinker <jamielbrinker@gmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, October
To:Public Comment
Subject:\[EXTERNAL\] Deer Canyon Project - Opposed
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To whom it may concern,
I am writing in opposition of the Deer Canyon project. My family has lived off of Santa Ana Canyon Road
and Fairmont for the last 10 years. Over those years the amount of traffic in our area has increased
substantially. More recently, by the 91 commuters.
We were involved in the evacuation order from both Canyon fires in 2017 and thankfully, were able to get
to our children just prior to the evacuation announcement ONLY due to a close friend of ours being on
the fire department and relaying the severity of the situation. It took multiple hours to drive less than 1
mile to either end of Santa Ana Canyon Road that day.
By the grace of God and the amazing work of our fire services, we were spared...that time. If we
experience another event like the Canyon fires, or worse, even as our population currently stands, along
with the increased freeway pass through traffic that is being allowed, we will be trapped and unable to
escape any sort of disaster, fire, earthquake or other.
As members of the community, I would think this board would recognize the similarities of what the
community of Paradise, CA went through and is still going through, and realize how dire this decision is
for the community of Anaheim Hills.
I implore you to image what you would be feeling if you had to put yourself and your family in a car on the
middle of Santa Ana Canyon Road, on a Friday afternoon while our city is under evacuation, think about
what the families in Paradise, CA went through as they tried to unsuccessfully escape their fire and then
make the right decision. Vote no on the Deer Canyon Project.
Sincerely,
Jamie Brinker
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