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Date:1/30/2026 7:03:18 PM
From:"Albert Milo"
To:"Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim.net
Subject:[EXTERNAL] Deer Park & Festival Development Projects
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I am writing to let the City Council know that we have lived in Anaheim Hills for 39 years. We have experienced two major wildfires during our residency. The one in
2003 that started on the Orange side of the hill and came over the hill very close to our Horizons HOA. It was frightening to say the least. Then there was the more
recent wildfire that mandated an evacuation of our neighborhood. During this event we tried to evacuate, but looking down from our home at Stagecoach Road, all
we could see was bumper-to-bumper traffic that was NOT moving. There was no way to follow evacuation orders, so we and our neighbors stuck it out in our
homes. After these scary incidents City Council reaction was to post evacuation route signs and issue an evacuation map. These efforts are futile and of no use to
those of us living in Anaheim Hills. The signs and map will NOT prevent a repeat of another mandated traffic tie-up. To proceed with the developments at the
Festival Mall and the Deer Canyon will make a worse situation even deadlier.
Sadly after 39 years, my spouse and I have decided we need to be proactive and move out of Anaheim Hills. The City Council’s only concern seems to be aligned
with those of the developers rather than with the safety of the residents currently living here. We love Anaheim Hills, but dread the next wildfire incident, especially
if the Deer Canyon and Festival Projects move forward.
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Albert J. Milo & Thomas L. Johnson
Horizons HOA
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