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8 8 8 Kathya Torrejon 2568 Falconer Way Orange, CA 92867 April 15, 2004 Mayor Miguel Pulido City of Santa Ana 20 ûivic Center Plaza Santa Ana, CA 92702 Dear Mayor Migue1 Pulido: I would. like to thank you in advance for taking the time to read my letter. My name is Kathya Torrejon. I am 15 years old and a student at OraRge County High School of the Arts. It has recently come to my attention that a 37 story building is going to be built on Broadway Street in Santa Ana. I am concerned about many problems that would arise if it's built. If this building is constructed, there will be many ICIng-term effects, not only for OCHSA, but also for the city of Santa Ana. During the construction ofthe building, many things would be lost. When finished, it would consist of over 500,000 square feet of office, retail, and restaurant areas. It would be 37 stories which would not oaly make it the tallest building in Santa Ana, but in all of Orange County. If the building is constructed ion this area, three historical buildings would have to be removed. Along with those buildings, the removal of the Yale Apartments and nearby residential dwellings might also occur. Finally, many streets would be blocked due to construction. One of the biggest reasons to. not construct this building would be because of the increase of traffic. There would b many streets that would have to close during the construction period. As a result of this, there would be more cars on the nearby streets and many detours. The detours would cause an impact on the city because the nearby streets like Sycamore, Tenth, and Washington St. are already crowded as it is. Another reason would be that the construction would be very disruptive to the school's learning. When there is too much noise, students can't hear very well. That's how it will be when all the machines are outside working for years. Along with making a great deal of noise, it will make the air quality around the area very poor. This wouldn't be good for air conditioning and for lunch time when many students are outside. Lastly, the construction will take place where the OCHSA parking currently is. Because of this studeHts will not have any place to park. This would really affect OCHSA and the traffic would really affect the entire city. Now I can understand why you would want this tower to be built. Santa Ana is in need of more office space and jobs. This buitding would really help in offering jobs but why can't it be built somewhere else? Somewhere-where it won't remove three historical buildings, 75E-85