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Date:3/24/2026 10:45:18 AM
From:"martha" imvega600@gmail.com
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] Re: Safety FIRST, Vote NO Festival Center development
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I am a resident of Anaheim Hills area off of Weir Canyon since 1984 and have lived this fear!!!
Please reconsider this vote and allow for more detail evaluation of the risks to the existing and new residents.
Please STOP this progress until life saving evacuation plans are in place for all!!!
God Bless,
Martha
On Feb 5, 2026, at 6:26 PM, martha <imvega600@gmail.com> wrote:
Dear Council Member,
I am writing to you as a resident of hidden ridge (weir canyon and oak) to urge you to please vote "No" on the proposed apartments
at the Anaheim Hills Festival Center.
I lived here since 1998 when this area was being developed and to say the least it is over populated for our safety.
During the Canyon Fire 2 in 2017, and I will never forget the feeling of being stuck in my car, trying to get out of my house and
getting my mom down the street and my 3 kids at Running Springs. The school scenario was scary, the bused the kids out and they
went down Serrano and the buses were stuck in traffic and the poor kids were watching the fire burn close to them. All because of
the congestion on the streets. We were all frightened and not being able to get out of a true fire hell.
I recall 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,
Martha Vega
8830 E Cloudview way
Anaheim Hills CA 92808
Imvega600@gmail.com
God Bless,
Martha