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Date:2/3/2026 9:52:22 AM
From:"Amy King"
To:
"Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim.net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.ne t, "Carlos A. Leon"
CLeon@anaheim.net, "Ryan Balius" RBalius@anaheim.net, "Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, "Norma
C. Kurtz" NKurtz@anaheim.net, "Kristen Maahs" KMaahs@anaheim.net, "Natalie Meeks" NMe e ks@anaheim.net
Subject:[EXTERNAL] Logic and Safety: Why the Festival Center Project is a Mistake
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Dear Council Member, I am writing to as k you to vote "No" on the Anaheim Hills Festival Center apartment project. You don't need to be a traffic expert to s ee that
Santa Ana Canyon Road is
already at its limit. Mos t days , jus t getting to the s tore or work is a challenge. The idea that we can add over 400 apartments and about 1300 people to this area
without creating a dis as ter during a wildfire evacuation jus t does n't pas s the "common sens e"
tes t. The city's own reports admit that it already takes res idents over three hours to get out during a fire. To then s ay that adding another 7 minutes of delay is "not a
big deal" is incredibly frus trating to thos e of us who live here. If a bucket is already
overflowing, you don't keep pouring more water into it and s ay it's fine. By approving this, the city is basically admitting the evacuation plan is broken but choos ing
to make it even more crowded anyway. We need our leaders to look at the reality of our streets,
not jus t the numbers on a developer's s preads heet. Pleas e do the res ponsible thing and protect the res idents who are already here. We need better ways to get out
of the Hills , not more people trapped in them. Pleas e vote "No" on this project. Sincerely, Amy
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