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City of Santa Ana <br />RE: Opposing 2525 Main St. Development <br /> <br /> <br />City of Santa Ana Planning Commissioners: <br /> <br />I am a homeowner in the Park Santiago Neighborhood. Santa Ana is an already dense city and <br />does not need any more market-rate housing. As a Planning Commission, part of your job is to <br />ensure there exists an overall plan for the City of Santa Ana that is not driven by developer <br />interests but by community interests. <br /> <br />I chose Park Santiago because of its character and its pedestrian friendly streets. It is one of the <br />only neighborhoods in Santa Ana that offers this, which is why my family and I chose this <br />specific neighborhood. If you move forward with this project, you are taking away the character <br />of Park Santiago. The built environment affects the quality of life of its residents and the 2525 <br />Main Street would only further strain the already inadequate roadways in Santa Ana, including <br />Main Street, which is a congested artery already. <br /> <br /> <br />The Planning Commission should reject the EIR and should give a “No” recommendation to <br />Council. There should not be a Development Agreement and it should also reject the zoning <br />amendments. All of these are subsidies that are being given away to the developer with zero <br />tangible community benefits to the residents of Park Santiago and to the residents of Santa <br />Ana. Santa Ana needs more green space, community gardens, it does not need another <br />apartment building that would bring in an entire population. <br /> <br />If the Planning Commission approves this project, you are forcing the residents to reassess <br />whether they want to call City of Santa Ana home. I want to live in a well-planned, diverse city <br />where community interests are taken into account. But the lack of cohesive planning and the <br />lack of transparency in the planning process in the City of Santa Ana is astounding. Our family <br />would reconsider whether we would want to stay in the City of Santa Ana and most likely would <br />not since we know that this project would negatively alter the character of Park Santiago and <br />would create horrible parking issues and cars cutting through the neighborhood. <br /> <br />I strongly oppose this project. <br /> <br />Respectfully, <br />Flor Barajas-Tena <br />2015 Valencia Street <br />Santa Ana, CA 92706 <br /> <br /> <br />