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Date:2/2/2026 7:37:16 PM
From:"Jayson Belt"
To:"Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim.net
Subject:[EXTERNAL] Council meeting re: Festival Center development
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To the council,
My family and I moved to this neighborhood 2 1/2 years ago. We absolutely love the area and the community. That said, the traffic is surprisingly
problematic. From weekend travelers trying to get out of town and using Santa Ana Canyon to bypass 91 traffic to simple before/after school
insanity.
We’re bursting. and every day we spend over an hour of our lives in pickup/drop
off traffic. For a total round trip of 6 miles at the most, it’s a significant impact.
Beyond that, if there’s any actual problem on Santa Ana Canyon, those times can be astronomically worse. I’ve reached out to Public Works
several times since we’ve moved about contractors doing work before 8:30am on Santa Ana Canyon, Nohl Ranch, Imperial, and Canyon Rim.
Public Works has been incredible in addressing these issues promptly. That said, the minimal disruption from these road/landscape projects can
back up traffic for more than 20 minutes- on top of regular congestion.
The point of this is simple- our current infrastructure is barely capable of serving the community as it is. Any additional vehicles or population is a
recipe for an absolute safety nightmare. Given the lack of arterial options in/out of Anaheim Hills, there should be significant consideration given to
the safety implications of a high fire risk area.
Please stop the Festival Center development before we find out what an additional 400+ residents will do to our ability (or lack thereof) to get our
families where they need to be, safely.
-Jayson Belt