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Date:1/6/2026 6:07:37 PM
From:"Amy Chiusolo"
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T o W h o m it M a y C o nce rn ,
P le a se r e co n sid e r yo u r ye s vo te f o r the Fe stiva l C e nte r p r o je ct. Ad d in g th is a d d itio n a l ho using
d e ve lo p me n t w ill b e ho r r ible f o r o ur co mmunity. B e ing a r e side n t o f An a h e im H ills f o r th e p a st 2 7
ye a rs, w e h a ve se e n tra f f ic be co me a nig htma re . T he r e a re num e r o us d a ys, e a ch m o n th , w h e r e
tr a f f ic is so b a d o n o ur str e e t tha t w e ca nno t e ve n ge t into o ur d r ive w a y co m ing h o me f r o m w o r k.
W e g e t f lip p e d o f f a n d to ld to f o f f b y tho se w ho use o ur stre e t a s a cut-th r o u g h to g e t to the 9 1
e a st b o un d . If w e n e e d to le a ve o ur pro pe r ty w e a re in the sa m e situa tio n. G o d f o r b id w e ha v e a
me d ica l e me r g e ncy o r w o r se a nd a r e una b le to g e t o ut o f o ur o w n d r iv e w a y . W h e n w e h a d to
e va cua te f o r th e f ire in 2 00 8, it w a s the sca r ie st da y o f my lif e . B e in g a t h o me w ith m y 2 d o g s a n d 3
to rto ise s a nd h a vin g a he lico pte r f ly o ve r my ho use a nd a nno unce to le a ve imme d ia te ly w a s
te rrif ying . I p a cke d a s ma n y things a s I co uld a nd lo a de d my a nim a ls u p in th e ca r . A s I d r o ve d o w n
S a n ta An a C a n yo n it w a s a slo w cr a w l a nd a ll I co uld se e w a s smo ke a n d f la m e s in my r e a r v ie w
mirro r . D rivin g a w a y f r o m my ho me a nd no t kno w ing if it w o uld still b e the r e w a s such a sa d a
stre ssf u l situ a tio n f o r me a n d my f a mily. If a no the r ma jo r f ir e co me s th r o u g h o ur a r e a , ha v ing this
Fe stiva l C e n te r d e ve lo p me n t w ill o nly a d d to the cha o s a nd d iff iculty o f ha v ing to e va cu a te . M a n y
live s co uld b e lo st a s w e ll a s ho me s. I f e e l it is se lf ish f o r the co un cil m e mb e r s o f A na he im w h o a r e
co n sid e rin g vo ting ye s to this p r o je ct. D ue to the e x isting tr a f fic issue s a n d th e un te ste d f ir e
e va cua tio n p la n, if a n y o f th e se ho using p r o je cts ge t a p pro ve d , w e 'r e h e a d e d f o r a "d e a th tr a p " like
the o ne se e n in L a h a in a , w he r e pe o p le bur ne d a live in the ir ca rs tr yin g to e sca p e . T he co u ncil
me mb e r s w ho cho o se to a pp r o ve this p r o je ct w ill be he ld p e rso na lly r e sp o n sib le f o r a ny lo ss o f lif e
tha t o ccu r s f ro m a n un te ste d e va cua tio n pla n.
P le a se d o th e r igh t th ing a nd think a bo ut the p e o ple , w ild life , co m m un ity, a n d q u a lity o f lif e f o r th e
in d ivid ua ls w ho w ill be imp a cte d by this r e ckle ss de cisio n.
S ince re ly,
Amy C hiu so lo