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Date:2/3/2026 2:23:04 PM
From:"Bill Whitcomb"
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Subject:[EXTERNAL] Shea/Festival Center apartments
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Dear Co uncil Memb er,
There are ab o ut 55,000 res id ents in Anaheim Hills . Most live south of Santa Ana Canyon R d . The only o utlets fo r
evacuation are Weir Canyo n, Imperial Hwy, Santa Ana Canyon Rd , Noel Canyo n Rd and Lakeview Av. During the
2017 fire it to o k up to 3 hours for res id ents to evacuate. Las t year d uring the Pac ific Palis ades fire, the evacuation
exits were s imilarly b lo cked with traffic. Many residents ab andoned their cars on the ro ad ways to flee to s afety on
foot.
Unless there is an adequate way for residents to be notified or alerted that evacuati on i s n ecessar y a nd
that an evacuation route is capable to handling thousands of cars, th en it is fooli sh to conti nu e to bui ld
more housing in Anaheim Hills.