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Mitre -Ramirez, Norma <br />From: Gina Scott < <br />Sent: Tuesday, February 5, 2019 2:23 PM <br />To: Huizar, Maria; eComment <br />Subject: Item 754A: Legacy Square Comments in Support <br />Good Evening, Mayor and Council. My name is Gina Scott and I have been a resident of Orange <br />County for nearly 51 years and a Santa Ana resident for almost 2 years. My husband and I own a <br />home in the Historic French Park Neighborhood and I'm here to express my support for the <br />Legacy Square project. <br />With rising housing prices and continued "Not in my backyard" attitudes, it is critical that work be <br />done to meet the need for more housing in all neighborhoods - not only throughout our city, but <br />the county as well. <br />We were one of the lucky ones who could purchase a home in this diverse community and one of <br />its charms was the mix of historic homes, new homes and apartments. To us, there was <br />somewhere for everyone to live and I have been proud to call Santa Ana my home for this very <br />reason. I walk these streets every morning and the sense of community that is felt goes beyond <br />incomes levels. <br />The work that is being proposed by the partners (Mercy House, National CORE and Santa Ana <br />United Methodist Church) goes beyond just building new homes for much needed families in our <br />community. The property design is beautiful and will not only enhance the neighborhood <br />aesthetically, but will show that we as a community are not afraid to build what is needed — <br />housing so our neighbors can afford to live and work here. <br />Mercy House is an amazing nonprofit, that have been extraordinary neighbors in the French Park <br />neighborhood for nearly 20 years. National CORE is one of the best affordable housing <br />developers you could ask for and I could not be more excited to have these two as partners for <br />this development. <br />As I understand it, the neighborhood will benefit from improvements that include: <br />Installing Lighting around Garfield elementary school <br />Repairing sidewalks and curbs <br />Installation of bus shelters <br />Installation of bike lanes along Civic Center Dr <br />Creating a pocket park and much more <br />t <br />