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Mitre-Ramirez, Norma <br />From: Huizar, Maria <br />Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2012 6:47 AM <br />To: Trevino, Jay <br />Cc: Mitre-Ramirez, Norma <br />Subject: Fw: Sexlinger House and Orchard <br />Another letter from Jeff Dickman. <br />From: dickmanaj@att.net <dickmanaj@att.net> <br />To: Huizar, Maria <br />Cc: Jeannie <jeannie@saveourorchard.org>; FrenchPark@yahoogroups.com <FrenchPark@yahoogroups.com>; Nick <br />Spain <defendourorchard@gmail.com> <br />Sent: Tue May 01 22:44:49 2012 <br />Subject: Sexlinger House and Orchard <br />Good evening Maria, would you provide a copy of this email to the City Council for the Monday, <br />May 7, 2012 meeting? Thank you in advance for you help. <br />Jeff Dickman <br />Honorable Mayor Pulido and Members of the Santa Ana City Council <br />The historic Sexlinger House and Orange Orchard are truly the last intact example of a farm house <br />and citrus orchard in the City of Santa Ana. I ask for your help to add the house, and its <br />accompanying orchard, to the City's Register of Historic Properties. The house and <br />orchard qualify for addition to the City's Register under Criterion #6, because it represents a <br />business that was once common. <br />Recently I spoke at the Historic Resources Commission on this same subject. At that time I noted <br />that we often preserve grand homes because of their distinctive architecture and the live-styles of <br />the people who resided in them. By doing this we often neglect the homes and businesses of the <br />common person, and the role they played in the development of the City. <br />Small-scale citrus growers, like the Sexlingers, not only contributed to the local economy, they also <br />supplied fruit to larger growers for shipment to areas well beyond Orange County. <br />Without your help, the Sexlinger house and orchard will be razed and replaced with tightly packed, <br />single-family homes. If the house and orchard are added to the City's Register their significance <br />will, at the very least, be finally recognized. Recognition is also an important first step to possibly <br />purchasing the land to preserve the house and orchard for future generations to visit and enjoy. <br />Thank you in advance for your consideration of this request. Should have any questions, I can be <br />reached at (714) 240-0883. <br />Jeff Dickman <br />1218 N. French <br />75B-39