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Date:1/18/2026 5:17:23 PM
From:"alex mesko"
To:"Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim.net
Subject:[EXTERNAL] Opposition to the Festival Center - Public safety and Evacuations Conce rns
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To the Mayor and City Council, attached is a letter opposing the Festival Center project.
January 18, 2026
Opposition to the Festival Center – Public Safety and
Evacuations Concerns
Mayor and City Council,
I am writing to formally oppose the proposed Festival Center high density housing project due to unresolved
public safety and evacuations concerns.
This area already suffers from limited access and egress and is located within an Extremely High Fire
Hazzard Safety Zone.
Evacuation is currently known as a mayor problem, and the city or Anaheim has not demonstrated that the
Festival Center High Density Housing project will have improved evacuation safety for existing and future
residents. Proposed traffic or circulation measures have not shown meaningfully addressing evacuation
reliability under emergency conditions.
Approving a major new development without a proven, effective evacuation plan places existing and future
residents at an increased risk. Public safety should be the number one priority and should be resolved before
additional high-density projects can be approved.
For these reasons, I urge the city of Anaheim to deny or delay the approval of the Festival Center project until
evacuation and emergency issues are fully and transparently addressed.
I really hope city officials side with the residents they represent in this matter.
Alex and Dolores Mesko
Moonridge ln Anaheim CA 92808