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Letter CC4: Bonnie Hanson (1 page) Late Comment Letter <br />Flores, Dora <br />From: Bonnie Hanson < <br />Sent: Monday, September 16, 2024 3:47 PM <br />To: eComment <br />Subject: The meeting on 9/17/24 about proposed West side of 3600 Bristol St. area changes <br />Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana. Use caution when opening attachments or links. <br />To: The City of Santa Ana <br />Planning and Building Agency <br />Regarding: The Proposed Changes to the West Bristol Plaza Area (3600 Bristol St.) <br />Relating to: Application (AA #2303-03) and other appropriate items relating to the above <br />September 16, 2024 <br />Regarding the proposed extreme and expansive changes to the large area on the West side of Bristol Street, between <br />MacArthur and Susan Street, I am quite concerned —and many of my neighbors here are concerned with me. <br />My late husband and I bought a home in this area (on So. Lowell St.) in 1977, and after moving here with our three sons, <br />I have enjoyed living here in this middle-class area ever since. We appreciated the attitude of our friendly, multi -ethnic <br />neighbors here-- more welcome than we found in our previous neighborhood in Tustin —where we experienced a lot of CC5.1 <br />prejudice against less -wealthy residents. We were also persuaded to move here by the wide assortment of affordable <br />stores, restaurants (including fast-food ones), and other helpful businesses such as banks and dental and eye care. We <br />gladly became involved in our local community, including a local church. <br />In 2017, after my dear husband died, I sold my home. But deciding where to move next was no brainer—ever since <br />then. I've lived in the South Coast Villas apartment complex within a few minutes' walking distance of Bristol St. Having <br />given up my car (I'm now 92), 1 can still get around this area with my cart, shopping for groceries, prescriptions, fast <br />food, and many other needs. Good exercise and independence. The many businesses on the West side of Bristol, as <br />well as those on the East side, help meet my needs and those of many of my neighbors, from little ones to senior <br />citizens like me. Like most of those in the area, I'm on a modest income, mostly Social Security. <br />Many months ago, when I first heard of these proposed changes, and an open meeting was held at nearby Saddleback <br />High School, to introduce the changes, I attended. I had a list of questions to ask about this proposal, as follows: <br />QUESTIONS: <br />1. What about businesses in this area now —like B of A, Vons, Chase, McDonalds? Will they all be invited to <br />stay? If so, in new buildings? And what about their businesses from now till new buildings completed? How CC5.2 <br />long is change expected to take? <br />2. What about added traffic congestion? <br />3. How will this impact South Coast Plaza? <br />4. What about the usual temporary Christmas Tree sales area? <br />5. What about increased parking needs with less space? <br />6. How will this huge increase in use affect local power and water supplies? Sewer lines? <br />7. What about increased traffic impact on the 405/Bristol, Bristol/Sunflower, Bristol/MacArthur intersections? <br />That night, I kept waiting for a chance to ask those questions, but never got it. They are still important questions to ask <br />about this project. Is it a great step forward for the city of Santa Ana, for the residents in this area, for the businesses CC5.3 <br />already in this area, for all of Orange County? Or just a chance for some property owners to grab a lot of dough, no <br />matter how it affects others? <br />Thank you for this opportunity for my thoughts on this very important matter. <br />Sincerely, <br />30 <br />