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Date:2/1/2026 1:46:18 PM
From:"Douglas R Robbins"
To:"Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim.net
Subject:[EXTERNAL] Festival Proposed Apartment Project
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To whom it may concern,
While I appreciate that the Fire Dept has made a plan for for our next out of control raging fi re. That does not mean we have
nothing to worry about. I am 100% sure, the Fire Dept thought they had a plan that would work i n the the Palisades fi re, I am sure
the Fire Dept in the Eaton Fire also thought they had a plan. I am sure the Fire Dept i n Paradise had a plan as well. My point
being, while it is good to have a plan. That doesn't mean disaster wont strike, and these plans do not prevent a di saster! Trying
to predict the unpredictability of a raging wildfire driven by Santa Ana Winds and the unpredictabili ty of what people are going to
do in these situation's is impossible! If I was wrong on this assumption, than none of these di sasters would have ever happened.
The decision to shut the freeway down during an event will not be made lightly. And li kely wont happen until we have some real
evacuation issues, by then it will be too late. And these decisions will include budget and resource complicati ons. The Anaheim
PD has roughly 400 sworn in officers, to shut down the freeway and block the streets and off ramps of the freeway it wi ll take a
huge percentage of those officers to stand at every street and access or egress point. And how long to deploy them? If we even
have budget and the resources. These are the kind of problems that happen during these tragi c events. Whi le all this planni ng is
helpful, it will not go off as planned and people will die. Maybe not this year or next, but it wi ll happen!
The EIR is deeply flawed in its assessment of the fire risk and does not address fi re hazards in a worse case scenario.
instead it cherry picks an optimistic situation in favor of the project and developer.
Mayor Aitken said at the meeting that we don't need this project as far as requi red bui ldi ng set forth by the state. And even if
we hadn't met our goals there are exceptions for High Fire risk zones. Knowing that we already have an unacceptable 3 hour
evac time already, and we don't need the project to fulfill state requirements. The residents are pleading with you to not put their
families at any more risk than we already have. Why would you vote for this project that i ncreases any ti me to our already
unacceptable 3 hour evacuation time? It is reckless and endangers hundreds of peoples life unnecessari ly. As Counci l Person
your number one responsibility has to be public safety.
I am going ask you again, please vote No on this project! It is unnecessary and only creates more danger to the residents!
Thank You,
Douglas Robbins