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Orozco, Norma <br />From: <br />SYLVIA F LIVINGSTON < <br />Sent: <br />Tuesday, February 19, 2019 8:16 PM <br />To: <br />Solorio, Jose; Pulido, Miguel; Jvillegas@santa-anaana.org; Iglesias, Cecilia; Sarmiento, <br />Vicente; dpanaloza@santa-ana.org <br />Cc: <br />eComment; <br />Subject: <br />VOTE NO ON PROPOSED 2525 DEVELOPMENT ZONING CHANGE <br />BY DEFAULT WE LIVE IN PARK SANTIAGO. IN 1987 @ THE HEIGHT OF A TIGHT SELLER'S MARKET WITH 2 FAILED BIDDING <br />WARS IN OLD TOWN ORANGE & 1 IN FLORAL PARK, OUR ORANGE REALTOR TOLD US ABOUT PARK SANTIAGO & THE <br />CITY'S PLAN FOR A NEARBY SHOPPING MALL & MUSEUM & THEATER DISTRICT. WE BOUGHT A HISTORIC 1923 TUDOR <br />HOUSE ON A TREE LINED STREETJUST 2 BLOCKS FROM THE PARK. WE WELCOMED THE DISCOVERY SCIENCE CENTER <br />WITH ITS GIANT CUBE ALONG 15. OUR 5 GRANDCHILDREN GREW UP LOVING THE PARK & THE TUNNEL LEADING TO THE <br />SCIENCE CENTER. WE WALKED TO OUR OFFICE IN ORANGE; WE WALKED & RAN THROUGH THE PARK TO DINE, SHOP & <br />ATTEND CHAPMAN COLLEGE EVENTS, AGAIN IN ORANGE. FOR THE MOST PART, 15 & THE 22 TAKE US TO OTHER CITIES; <br />TO THEIR RESTAURANTS, DOCTORS, DENTIST. SANTA ANA DOESN'T EVEN HAVE A COSTCO! <br />MY POINT IS, I QUESTION WHY DOES THE GROWTH NEED TO BE ON THE PERIMENTERS OF THE CITY & SPILL INTO OTHER <br />CITIES- ORANGE, TUSTIN, COSTA MESA, GARDEN GROVE? WHY NOT BUILD INTO THE HEART OF THIS CITY, RESTORE <br />OTHER HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOODS, DEVELOP NEW COMMERECE, MAKE JOBS BUILDING NEW HOUSING ON VACANT <br />LAND & BUILDINGS THAT BLIGHTTHE CITY, ENCOURAGE SMALL BUSINESSES. ENTICE OUR COMMUNITY &VISITORS TO <br />EXPLORE THE GROWTH IN THE INTERIOR OF THE CITY. <br />OPEN THE PARK; DO NOT CUT INTO IT, BUILD SOMETHING RELEVANT & ARCHITECUALLY UNIQUE ON THE 2525 <br />ACREAGE, RESPECT OUR HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD. VOTE NO & EMBRACE CHANGE WITH INTEGRITY. <br />THANK YOU, JOE &SYLVIA LIVINGSTON <br />im <br />