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Susana Barrios
From: Jennifer Belt <jennicolebelt@gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 3, 2026 5:32 AM
To: Public Comment <publiccomment@anaheim.net>
Subject: \[EXTERNAL\] Vote NO on Shea/Festival Center Apartment Project!
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Dear Council Member,
I moved to Anaheim Hills because it is a beautiful, family-oriented community, but I am very concerned about the proposed
Shea/Festival Center apartment project. Since moving here, I've learned that our neighborhood is in a high-risk fire zone with
very limited ways to get out. I was shocked to read that it already takes over three hours to evacuate this area during an
emergency. Adding over 1,000 more people and their cars to our streets seems like a huge risk to everyone's safety.
The project's environmental report admits that these new apartments will make evacuation times even longer. As a parent, I
think about what would happen if a fire broke out while I was trying to get my children & pets to safety. If the roads are
already failing, adding hundreds more cars into the mix will make a bad situation impossible. It feels like the city is hoping for
the best rather than planning for the worst.
I am not against new housing in general, but it has to be built in the right places. Putting high-density housing at a known
bottleneck in a fire zone is not responsible. I am asking you to please put our safety first and vote "No" on this project until we
have a real solution for getting people out of the Hills safely.
Sincerely,
Jennifer Belt
491 S Canyon Ridge Dr
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