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Orozco, Norma <br />From:Sarah Ngo <sarah.ngo@yale.edu> <br />Sent:Monday, June 07, 2021 7:18 PM <br />To:eComment <br />Subject:\[URGENT\] Make Willowicke a Publicly Accessible Park with 100% Affordable Housing <br />Categories:Correspondence <br />Council Member City Council, <br />Hello, <br />My name is Sarah Ngo, and I am a longtime resident of Orange County. <br />I am writing to urge you, Mayor and the Garden Grove City Council, to follow the Surplus <br />Land Act by giving super-priority to the Trust for Public Land’s proposal as the City engages <br />in the 90-day good faith negotiations. This land is owned by us, the public. However, the City <br />is still trying to monetize this land by asserting that this land is worth $90 million and therefore <br />negating the Surplus Land Act. We do not want to pay for this land twice, and losing Willowick <br />is irreversible for our community, especially in an area where many low-income Latinx and <br />Vietnamese families reside. I urge you to follow the Surplus Land Act and give super-priority <br />to Trust for Public Land’s proposal. It is the only proposal that both follows the LAW and <br />aligns with the community’s vision for the land. <br />The Surplus Land Act process is a public process for publicly-owned land. Make the 90-day <br />negotiation process transparent to the public by explaining publicly how the City is prioritizing <br />proposals. <br />Do the right thing, <br />Sarah Ngo <br />3830 Alder St. <br />Santa Ana, CA, 92707 <br />714-787-9179 <br />Sarah Ngo <br />sarah.ngo@yale.edu <br />2 <br /> <br />