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April 20, 2021 Cypress Fire Station Correspondence 2021-2017 10 <br /> <br />We can work out the details of how to get this property off the Surplus Property list <br />later, but for now please approve continued site security for the Cypress Street Fire <br />Station and ask City Staff to STOP from aggressively marketing the property to <br />developers. Because of the small size of this parcel, there is no way a developer would <br />be able to use it without completely destroying the firehouse. Don’t let this happen. <br />We need the Cypress Street Fire Station intact in our neighborhood for future <br />generations. <br /> <br />I don’t want the lack of storage provisions to be a factor in saving the Cypress Street <br />Fire Station. The Cypress Street Fire Station needs continued financial support for <br />shuttering & fencing for at least another year. Give our community a chance to <br />fundraise for this property and restore it for community use. We are in great need of <br />additional library sites and resources. The Cypress Street Fire Station would be <br />perfect for a satellite digital library and history room archive. It would benefit our <br />neighborhood, surrounding neighborhoods, and the region greatly. * Please see <br />attachment below for a summary of options. * <br /> <br />Santa Ana and San Juan Capistrano are Orange County’s two oldest and most historic <br />cities. Our historic heritage is what makes us special and unique in Orange County. A <br />historic legacy like ours is of great cultural and commercial value. Someday we may <br />be able to showcase our historic treasures as well as San Juan Capistrano and other <br />historic cities. Until then, we must strive to preserve our historic assets whenever <br />possible, especially when there is huge local buy-in and support. The Cypress Street <br />Fire Station has the active interest of dozens of local residents, historians, cultural <br />leaders and heritage societies. Please help us preserve this beautiful structure and <br />repurpose it for future generations. <br /> <br />I ask that you approve continued shuttering and fencing of the Cypress Street Fire <br />Station in the 20/21 City Budget. <br /> <br />In gratitude for your consideration, <br /> <br />-- Sandra “Pocha” Pena Sarmiento <br />--- <br />Sandra "Pocha" Peña Sarmiento <br />"Frontier Arts & Hybrid Culture" <br />www.pocharte.com <br />714.417.0073 <br /> <br />*** Attachment below *** <br /> <br /> <br />