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Date:2/28/2026 10:15:57 AM
From:"Adrianna Gutierrez" adrifelizplus3@gmail.com
To:"Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim.net
Subject:[EXTERNAL] Anaheim hills
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Dear
Council Member, I am writing to you as a resident of Anaheim to ask you to please 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 feeling of being stuck in
my car, watching the smoke get closer, and literally not moving for over an hour. It wasn't just "traffic"—it was a total standstill. The thought of
adding hundreds of new apartments and about 1000+ more people to that exact same escape route is terrifying
to those of us who have actually been in that situation. The reports for this project say that adding these cars will "only" add about 7 minutes to the
evacuation time. But when you're already stuck for three hours and the fire is moving toward you, 7 minutes
is a lifetime. We don't have extra roads or "secret" ways out of the Hills; we all end up on the same few lanes. Adding more people to a
neighborhood that is already a bottleneck during a fire just feels like a tragedy waiting to happen. I understand that
the city needs housing, but it shouldn't be built in a place where people are already struggling to get out safely. Please don't make an existing
danger even worse just for a new development. We are asking you to prioritize the lives and safety of the people
who already live here and pay taxes here. Sincerely,
Adrianna Gutierrez
Anaheim hills