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Date:3/2/2026 5:00:29 PM
From:"barry messener"
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 and puts your Constitue nts at Risk
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Dear Council Member,
I am writing to ask you to vote "No" on the Anaheim Hills Festival Center apartment project. NO to changing zoning. You don't need to be a
traffic expert to see that Santa Ana Canyon Road is already at its limit. Most days, just getting to the store or work is a challenge. The idea that we
can add over 400 apartments and about 1300 people to this area without creating a disaster during a wildfire evacuation just doesn't pass the
"common sense” test.
Have you all seen the traffic on Santa Ana Canyon and Serrano rolling towards the freeway at rush hour? It’s already terrible. How can we
knowingly add more people and cars! A yes vote would be irresponsible and could be criminal in the future, putting us in harms way.
THERE IS NO BENEFIT TO THIS PROJECT TO THE RESIDENTS AND THE RESIDENTS DONT WANT IT. THE CITY DOES NOT
NEED IT FOR HOUSING MANDATES.
The city's own reports admit that it already takes residents over three hours to get out during a fire. To then say that adding another 7 minutes of
delay is "not a big deal" is incredibly frustrating to those of us who live here. If a bucket is already overflowing, you don't keep pouring more water
into it and say it's fine. By approving this, the city is basically admitting the evacuation plan is broken but choosing to make it even more crowded
anyway. AND PUTS US RESIDENTS AT RISK!
We need our leaders to look at the reality of our streets, not just the numbers on a developer's spreadsheet. Please do the responsible 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. Please vote "No" on this
project.
There is only challenges to our residents safety. Changing zoning opens the door for more later which would make this much worse we
see that possibility please see the same!
Sincerely,
Barry & Patty Messner
32 year resident