General (5)Jennifer L. Hall
From: Mary Dragieff <
Sent: Friday, January 7, 2022 2:33 PM
To: Harry Sidhu (Mayor); Trevor O'Neil; Ted White; City Manager; Stephen Faessel; Jose
Moreno
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Grandmas House OVERSATURATION OF WESTMONT COLONY
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Dear City Officials:
It is with extreme distain that I write you, once again regarding Grandmas House of Hope,
and her adamant fight to place her business into the home at 626 West Street. Why is she
"hell bent" on this property? The reason I and others believe it is because she and the
homeowner are in business together. After all, she stated in her first meeting that she had
five (5) of his houses. The next time, she changed it to one (1) because she was probably
told it did not look good. Who is she kidding?
The letter from the state was quite condescending. GHH must be laughing their head off at
Anaheim. This is shameful that the largest city in the county, providing the state with most
of the money for projects is treated this way. No wonder for the first time, we lost more
residents, than acquiring. As normal business moves out of this state, are we to look
forward to group home businesses to support the state? If this were not so sad, it would be
comical.
I have five friends in real estate. They all said, they have never come across a home with 11
baths. This enterprise with the homeowner has been planned for years. He took a
beautiful ranch home in the historical area of Anaheim and destroyed the charm of this
iconic home in our Westmont Colony. The home no longer has the charm and beauty it was
did when Mrs. Florence Mitchell owned it. The business between GHH and the homeowner
will not stop with this property. They will continue to takeover this area and laugh all the
way to the bank!
You, our elected officials need fight back and put the brakes on this oversaturation of group
homes and monopolies such as GHH. Why does the founder not open these in her
neighborhood? One guess is because they will fight back. Costa Mesa fought back against
the state and won some victories. There are other cities fighting, and we expect you to care
enough, to do the same.
Sincerely,
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Paul Dragieff
43 year resident
Mary