HomeMy WebLinkAbout2 - PUBLIC COMMENT_VuFrom:Soto, Ricardo
To:Bernal, Sarah
Subject:FW: Delay General Plan Process
Date:Monday, November 09, 2020 4:06:40 PM
FYI. You may still be getting to this one, but done see it in the folder.
From: Ashley Vu <ashleyyvuu@gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, November 09, 2020 2:34 PM
To: eComment <ecomment@santa-ana.org>; New General Plan <NewGeneralPlan@santa-ana.org>
Subject: Delay General Plan Process
Hello,
My name is Ashley Vu, and I am a resident of Santa Ana. I am writing to ask that you delay
the general plan process until appropriate community outreach is conducted and the
community’s concerns are fully addressed.
Here are a few things that concern me with the current proposed General Plan update:
· We need more community engagement, especially in the neighborhoods deemed
“disadvantaged communities.”
· Santa Ana only has 4% of its land dedicated to open space, including Willow Wick.
To go forth with a plan that could decrease that already small number without
discussion with or consideration of Santa Ana citizens is irresponsible. We do NOT
want hotels, market-rate housing, or big corporate businesses. We want parks for
our children, community centers, and affordable housing, because that is something
our city lacks, yet our community desperately needs.
· Reduce cumulative impacts from pollution by limiting the number of facilities in the
area and no new industry in the area until the community is consulted and their
demands are met.
· Establish caps on cumulative air pollution and base permitting decisions on overall
emissions, not emissions per facility. Close or move polluters.
· Reduce exposure to pollution by cleaning up existing air pollution and creating
buffer zones between polluters and homes, schools, and daycare facilities
· Include anti-displacement policies in transit-oriented development, like the OC
Streetcar route, Main St., Bristol St., etc.
· Prioritize people most at risk on the street- add policy that measures safety from the
barriers to travel while being a woman, queer, trans, senior, youth, (the most
vulnerable).
· Make transit free for Santa Ana residents
Please delay the adoption of the General Plan until these concerns are addressed
and more and better community engagement is conducted.
Best,
Ashley Vu