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<br />Proposal for Cypress Fire Station – Digital Library, History Room & Technology Center 1 <br /> <br />CYPRESS FIRE STATION <br />Digital Library, History Room, Technology Center <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />BACKGROUND HISTORY: <br /> <br />The Cypress Fire Station is located near the corner of Cypress & Bishop, in Pacific <br />Park Neighborhood, one of the Santa Ana’s most polluted and underserved <br />working-class communities. Built in 1928 under the tenure of John Luxembourger, <br />Santa Ana’s first full-time fire chief, the Cypress Fire Station is our city’s oldest fire <br />station. <br /> <br />For over a decade, South Main Neighbors had been working with former Parks & <br />Rec director and City Manager Gerardo Mouet at turning the site into a history <br />center, a combination Learning Center, SA Library History Room Annex, & Gallery. <br />When Mouet left the city, staff said it would keep the community informed about <br />what happened with the property. Instead, the property was allowed to decline <br />physically and then put on the Surplus Property List at a bargain rate. <br /> <br />Pacific Park/Eastside leaders and neighboring residents have repeatedly asked <br />staff for the Cypress Fire Station property to be properly secured, removed from <br /> <br />