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Susana Barrios
From: Michael Caldwell <
Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2024 5:41 AM
To: Public Comment <publiccomment@anaheim.net>
Subject: \[EXTERNAL\] House at 2157 W. Crone Ave
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To The Anaheim City Council,
I have been a resident of the city of Anaheim for twenty plus years now and I hope that it will
be for many more years to come. I have had to work a full-time job for about two months
before my seventeenth birthday. I am now sixty-three and have been looking forward to
retirement in the next few years.
As of right now it is just me and my son living in our house since my wife passed away. As
for my plans, I want to downsize and sell my house since it is too big for just two or three
people and move into a smaller home or condominium and use the equity to help fund my
retirement.
As of right now it looks like that will all change since I just found out a prison rehab
company has just bought the house It totally shocked me when I came
home from work one day and seen that they had painted the house next door black.
I have done a little research on the city website and found many people have tried fighting
this same situation in their housing tract with very little success. So, I am just wasting my
time.
I noticed a couple of people did a study for the city and then said the rehab house would
have no e?ect on the property values. There were also a couple of people that were for
rehab.
I just have one question how many of those people have a house next door to a rehab now?
Please do not misunderstand, I am someone that believes MOST people deserve a second
chance. But not at the cost of me losing half of my retirement savings in my property value.
I have paid taxes four or five times on the money that I have made over my lifetime and now
in the final part of my life you are going to hit me one more time.
There is a part in the city ordinance that says house must be located at the very edge of
residential area and next to industrial zoning. The house that is currently located
from my house might meet that requirement but not the house that they are
purchasing at 2157 W. Crone Ave.
Additionally, I would just like to add that our neighborhood has been a very small, quiet cul-
de-sac that is currently home to many young families raising their children. However, with
these facilities often hosting meetings it will cause the neighborhood to become very active
and busy and potentially bring people and activities that are not safe to these children.
This is why I ask you all today would each of you be okey with these homes being next to
your homes. We have all worked so hard to create a safe environment for our children and
potentially generational wealth. However, I believe we can see this all ripped away and our
lives change for the worse if these houses are allowed into our neighborhoods.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Michael Caldwell
Anaheim, Ca. 92804