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Hall, Jennifer From: Michae DeCavallas < Sent: Sunday, August 6, 2023 4:02 PM To: eComment Subject: Abandonment 2023-01 Flower Alley To whom it may concern: My name is Michael DeCavallas and I am writing to ensure that the city moves forward with blocking the alley from flower into the Floral Park Neighborhood. Our neighborhood is not a gated community and the people of Floral Park enjoy opening up our yards and neighborhood to display Holiday Lights and Halloween decorations. Bus loads of kids come every year and we are happy to share our historic community with other residents in Santa Ana and Orange County. That being said, the Alley on flower opens up a path for transients to come into the neighborhood and has left some of our neighbors feeling unsafe. There are no other alleys from flower into the neighborhood, and to me it does not make sense to have one there. Another big issue with that alley is cars pulling in and pulling out to fast (which I have witnessed) making it dangerous for people walking their dogs on flower or on the other side of the alley. To me, there is no reason for this alley to exist. There are main roads that can be accessed to get into the neighborhood, so why would we have a random alley enticing people to come in that are walking down or up from 17th street. Lastly, it saddens me that for some reason this request has been met with some opposition. I have read some of these comments and quite honestly it appears to be personal reasons why they don't want this to happen. One person even had the audacity to say "why are we giving neighbors more land or giving money away?" Or something along those lines. The truth is, no one is giving anything away and as a homeowner in floral park, I am not concerned with the politics of "if they get something then so should I". That is not the way life works. We simply want to make our neighborhood more safe and have the infrastructure to support that. I understand that the people "affected" may live on top of that alley, but this issue also affects all of us that live inside the neighborhood as well. I do not see how the convenience of being able to drive your vehicle (probably too fast) through that alley justifies a safety issue for the rest of the community. Ultimately I would like to see the city proceed and block off this alley for good. Please do not let a small percentage of our neighbors who are playing the victim for their own benefit deter the city from making a safety improvement in our neighborhood. Lastly, we love living here and appreciate all of the support the city has giving floral park residents over the years. Regards, Michael DeCavallas Riverside Drive, Floral Park