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IRENE S. MYERS SANTA ANA, CA 92706 ( August 3, 2023 Re: City Council Hearing on August 15, 2023; Agenda # Unknown at this time Objection to Application for Abandonment of certain easement/right of way located at 2383 N Flower Street, Santa Ana, CA; (Abandonment No. 2023-01); Applicants Colin Donnelly and Caroline La Dear Mayor and City Council: I am a resident at the above address. I have been a resident at said address since 1978, 45 years. I understand that there has been an Application to Abandon the alleyway located between 2379 and 2383 North Flower Street, Santa Ana, CA, our neighborhood alleyway. I strongly oppose to the reverting of said property as stated on Applicant's application for the following reasons: 1. First, I do not believe there was ever an easement for said alleyway, it is a dedicated roadway. strongly believe that alley is a PUBLIC ROADWAY. I strongly object to the fact that the City of Santa is intending on GIFTING PUBLIC FUNDS to the Applicants. The alleyway belongs to the People. I am of the opinion that gifting of Public funds for free is illegal. The value of said "gift" could possibly be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars taken from our community. 2. 1 believe the gifting of said land increases the Applicants' property by approximately 1,150 sq. ft of prime property in Santa Ana. 3. 1 object to the fact that our community was not informed properly of the Applicants' application to have the property "reverted" to 2383 North Flower. That property is a PUBLIC ROADWAY — there is nothing to "revert". We, the people, are deserving of proper Notice. 4. 1 object that the Applicants intend on having a wall built to block the alleyway so no one has access to that public roadway. This is our community; the location of this property is not for individual use. We never agreed to give the property to anyone. This alleyway will be closed for public use should you approve this Application. 5. I also object to the fact that our neighbors adjacent to said alleyway on Heliotrope street will be restricted and inconvenienced by said closure of this alleyway. They do not have driveways, so they must access their garages via the alleyway. Those neighbors have legal rights to full access to this alleyway. It also creates a dangerous driving condition in that people may have to back up onto Heliotrope street if a car is coming down the alley.