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Date:2/27/2026 10:37:32 AM
From:"Mark Gabbe" mgabbe@hotmail.com
To:"Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim.net
Subject:[EXTERNAL] Logic and Safety: Why the Festival Center Project is a Mistake
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Dear Council Member,
I a m writing to as k you to vote "No" on the Ana heim Hills Fes tival Center apartment project. You don't need to be a traffic expert to see that Santa Ana C anyon 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 a nd about 1300 people to this area without creating a dis a s ter during a
wildfire evacuation jus t doesn't pas s the "common s ens e" tes t. The city's own reports admit that it already ta kes 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 bas ically admitting the evacuation pla n is broken but choosing to make it even more crowded anyway. We need our leaders to look at the reality of our
s treets , not jus t the numbers on a developer's s preads heet.
Pleas e do the res pons ible thing and protect the residents 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.
NO RESIDENTS WANT THIS PROJECT TO BE APPRO VED!
Sincerely,
Mark Ga bbe