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Kathya TOlTejon 2568 Falconer Way Orange, CA 92867 April 15, 2004 ,,' .--,. Mayor Miguel Pulido City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza Santa Ana, CA 92702 Dear Mayor Miguel Pulido: I would-like to thank you in advance for taking the time to read my letter. My name is Kathya TOlTejon. I am 15 years old and a student at Onmge County High School ofthe Ans. 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 long-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 OIÙY make it the tallest building in Santa Ana, but in a1l of Orange County. Ifthe building is constructed in this area, three historical buildings would have to be removed. Along with those buildings, the removal ofthe Yale Apartments and nearby residential dwellings might also occur. Finally, many streets would be blocked due to construction. One ofthe 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 èetours would cause an impact on the city because the nearby streets like Sycamore, Tenth, and Washington S1. 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 cUlTently is. Because of this studeats 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 building would really help in offering jobs but why can't it be built somewhere else? Somewhere. where it won't remove three historical buildings, 75F,,8~