General (05)
Susana Barrios
From: Betty Farnsworth <
Sent: Friday, December 5, 2025 6:33 AM
To: Public Comment <publiccomment@anaheim.net>; Theresa Bass <TBass@anaheim.net>
Cc: Betty Farnsworth < ; Dana Farnsworth <
Subject: \[EXTERNAL\] Anaheim Hills Festival Project (DEV2023-00043) Public Comment
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Hello,
We are sending this email because we are unable to attend the December 16 city council meeting and would like
our comments on record.
First we would like to thank the city planners who have worked on this project. Specifically, Amanda, who has been
extremely professional and responsive.
We take issue with the planning commissions vote to approve this project and we believe they did not act
responsibly in protecting the lives of residents.
We do believe the Festival Center needs rejuvenation, we just don’t believe the proposed changes to the General,
Zoning, and Specific Plans is appropriate or safe.
The addition of 447 apartments will only make emergency safety and evacuation an even bigger nightmare.
Please look at this chart posted at Fire Station 10 Open House.
The Canyon Fire 2 was in October 2017. OVER 8 YEARS AGO!
This fire took 8 days for full containment. Luckily no lives were lost.
We all know population and traffic has increased tremendously since then. If a similar fire occurs now it would be
even more devastating.
An additional 447 units in a very gridlocked area with only one road, is a recipe for death and disaster!
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We cannot imagine when another fire occurs how much more devastating these numbers would be and the loss of
lives. As City Council members we believe your foremost duty is to protect the public, your constituents.
We do not believe any additional development along Santa Ana Canyon (especially between Weir Canyon and
Mohler) be considered until the Fairmont overpass is completed. That overpass can provide an additional route
that could be opened in an emergency situation.
Even with the city’s wonderful efforts in creating “Know Your Way”, emergencies, like a fire, are very
unpredictable. Know Your Way has never (thank goodness) been implemented. When fire does break out it will
take an unknown amount of time for authorities to fully control evacuations. Coupled with people being afraid for
their lives, adding additional traffic to an already gridlocked road is a recipe for death and disaster.
This will be made even worse if the SALT project goes in. Can you say Paradise, Palisades, Alta Dena, Lahaina?
Let’s not become another disaster statistic.
Please deny this project. Let’s find other alternatives.
Thank you so much,
Betty and Dana Farnsworth
Anaheim residents since 1966 and 1957
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