CRA 4 - LETTER OF OPPOSITION (10-05-2009)

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10/05/2009 13.59 FAX 714 226 6460 IT FINANCE 1~0g1 excluding interested parties with a major stake in the outcome of this project. "Key neighborhood groups.. ,and other interest groups, including SACRED, OCCCO, and St. Joseph's Church and affected businesses, will be invited to attend these meetings." Absent from this fist is the Santa Ana Historical Preservation Saeiety, which has been In discussion with the city over this project for months, r and which specifically requested to meeE~with the developer, yet was denied this opportunity. While we hope That selected groups are not being intentionally omitted because Their position does not align with that of the city, the evidence does seem to lend itself to that very conclusion. I At this point, the Society is not asking that for the properties to be saved- We are merely asking that the public, including the Society, be given a fair chance to give input before #his wide-spread execution ~ by demolition takes place. We are also asking that the Society be given the same opportunity and level of communication that other community groups have received. It is out hope that the Council will agree with us and extend the deadline for salvage/demolition of These properties- With further discussion we believe that the Council and the community will ultimately agree that there is great value i in preserving all or some of the properties in question, in order to retain more of the historic character of the area. Thank you for your consideration of this matter and of efforts Toward hlstoric preservation in our city_ 'Sincerely, Alison Young, President Santa Ana Historical Preservation Society