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Date:1/16/2026 4:46:07 PM
From:"jason gilbert"
To:"Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim.net
Subject:[EXTERNAL] Anaheim Hills Festival Center project
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Dear Mayor and City Council,
I am writing to formally oppose the proposed Festival Center project due to unresolved public safety and evacuation concerns.
This area already suffers from limited ingress and egress and is located within a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone. My family lives off Santa Ana Canyon,
midway from Weir and Imperial. Traffic during school pick up and drop off can create terrible back ups and traffic is very heavy during morning and afternoon rush
hours. Evacuation is currently a known problem, and the City has not demonstrated that the Festival Center will improve evacuation safety for existing residents.
Proposed traffic or circulation measures have not been shown to meaningfully address evacuation reliability under emergency conditions.
Approving a major new development without a proven, effective evacuation plan places existing residents at increased risk. Public safety must be resolved before
additional density is considered.
For these reasons, I urge the City to deny or delay approval of the Festival Center until evacuation and emergency access issues are fully and transparently
addressed.
Sincerely.
Jason Gilbert
Neighborhood resident next to Eucalyptus Park