CORRESPONDENCE - 75E (IN OPPOSITION)

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• Clear geographic boundaries; • Pedestrian and bicycle access from the neighborhood to the park, baseball field, tennis courts, and nature trail and centers; • Grid -like streets with mature trees that enhance and invite evening strolls; • Vintage mid-century and earlier homes with porches and detached garages that encourage neighbor interaction; and • Long term residents, many of whom are original owners or the descendants of, as well as younger residents who intend to become long term residents. The closeness of our community facilitates neighbors being highly considerate of one another, safe and thoughtful driving, vigilance for pedestrians and bicyclists, and working together to quickly resolve any issues that do come up. For example, in response to the recent uptick in crime and homelessness in our park, the neighborhood has already banded together to organize multiple park clean-up days and is in the final stages of launching a Neighborhood Watch group, assisted by Officer Blake and Officer Ortega of the Santa Ana Police Department. The addition of more than 500 apartments will drastically harm and irreversibly impact our neighborhood culture on every level. A 41 % increase in the population of our neighborhood would be detrimental under any circumstance, but the fact that this is a large rental development is especially concerning, since the culture of apartment living is so different from the culture that currently exists in our neighborhood. Apartment living does not lend itself to long-term residency, it does not lend itself to knowing neighbors by name, and as a generalization, it doesn't lead to community investment and responsibility. Moreover, the residents of N. Spurgeon Street backing the planned complex will have hundreds of apartment dwellers peering into their backyards and homes from the six -story units, thus losing their fundamental Constitutional right to privacy and will be financially devastated due to the inevitable plummeting value of their homes. Please do not destroy the culture of one of the greatest neighborhoods in Santa Ana. I love where I live and do not want to see the quality of life in my long-term home eroded by high-density, rental housing. We will be monitoring the actions of city council and city officials, and those who do not support the long-time, tax -paying residents of Santa Ana will face voter consequences for selling out to big money developers. I categorically oppose any rezoning and General Plan amendment for 2525 N. Main St. to Residential use, regardless of any future design changes proposed by developer. No rezoning. No General Flan amendment. No apartments. Respectfully,