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Date:2/11/2026 2:29:23 PM
From:"Dong Vu"
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] Please vote NO on Shea/Festival Center Apartments – Public Safe ty at Risk
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Dear Council Member,
I am writing to you as a resident of Anaheim and a homeowner on Basil Street in the East Anaheim Hills neighborhood to respectfully ask that you vote
“No” on the proposed apartments at the Anaheim Hills Festival Center.
I lived here during the Canyon Fire 2 in 2017, and I will never forget the fear of not being able to get to my children, who were stuck at school for hours
during the evacuation. The roads were at a complete standstill. It wasn’t simply traffic — it was gridlock. And parents like me felt helpless, unable to
reach our kids during a rapidly escalating emergency.
The project reports state that the additional vehicles would add approximately seven minutes to evacuation times. However, when residents are already
facing hours of congestion while a wildfire advances, seven minutes can feel like a lifetime. Our neighborhood does not have multiple exit routes — we all
funnel onto the same limited roadways. Adding hundreds of new apartments and more than a thousand additional residents to an area that is already
becoming a bottleneck during emergencies raises serious safety concerns.
I understand that Anaheim needs housing, but development should not come at the expense of public safety. This location has already proven vulnerable
during wildfire evacuations. Please prioritize the safety of existing residents and carefully consider the real-world evacuation risks before approving this
project.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
Dong Vu