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Date:3/23/2026 1:33:30 PM
From:"egroch" egroch@cox.net
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] Concerns about the Festival Center Project and Wildfire Safe ty
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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 nei ghborhood is in a hi gh-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 ri sk to everyone's safety.
The project's environmental report admits that these new apartments will make evacuation ti mes even longer. As a parent, I think
about what would happen if a fire broke out while I was trying to get my [kids/pets/elderly parents] 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 i s hopi ng 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. Putti ng high-density housing at a known
bottleneck in a fire zone is not responsible. I am asking you to please put our safety fi rst and vote "No" on this project unti l we
have a real solution for getting people out of the Hills safely.
Sincerely,
Eleanor Roch
8455 E Amberwood St
Anaheim Hills, CA 92808