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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTim Johnson 11-11-2021Banuelos, Lynda From: noreply@news.santa-ana.org on behalf of The City of Santa Ana < noreply@ news.sa nta-a na.org > Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2021 9:10 AM To: !City Clerk Subject: Webform submission from: Public Comment Form on Communities of Interest for Redistricting Submitted on Thu, 11/11/2021 - 09:10 Submitted values are: Please Choose Your Language Preference: English Name Tim Johnson Date 11/11/2021 Email or phone number: What is the name of the neighborhood where you reside? West Floral Park How do you describe your community to someone who hasn't visited? What streets/boundaries define your community? Our micro community would be West Floral Park but our large community would be the neighborhoods of West Floral Park (WFP), Floral Park (FP), Jack Fisher Park (JFP), and Morrison -Eldridge Park (MEP) and then even further including Park Santiago. Geographically, we would be described as North of 17th Street bordered by Bristol on the West and Broadway on the East. The WFP, FP, JFP, and MEP neighborhoods are all one community in my eye. We share two parks (Fisher Park and Morrison Park), have common housing infrastructure with many similiar single family homes from the same time period and complementary facades, we send our kids to the same K-8 school (Santiago), share many WFP, FP, JFP, MEP community events both formal neighborhood association events (Home Tour, Garden Tour, 4th of July, events in the park, etc...), and overall consider ourselves one community. Further, to the West we would consider the Riverview neighborhood and further to the East the Park Santiago neighborhoods to be part of our community. South of 17th Street it seems our neighborhoods do not combine as much on activities btw. Our WFP, FP, JFP, and MEP communities are well maintained landscaped street with mature trees and kids playing in the streets. Santiago school which provides K through 8 really is a big part of our neighborhood communities as schools seem to bring families/residents together- especially elementary schools. What are the major culturaUrecreationaUeducationaUreligious institutions in your community? See above about neighborhood events, Santiago elementary. Fisher Park is shared by 3 if not all 4 of our direct communities. It actually borders 3 (WFP, JFP, FL) and then expanded to MEP also along with the actual Park in MEP. Santiago Creek which flows through WFP, JFP, FLP and also Santiago Park neighborhoods is a common interest point also. Flower Street is NOT a geographical boundary but instead is viewed as an integrating factor. Does your community have major geographical boundaries/features (freeways, parks, lakes, mountains)? See above about the broad borders of 17th to the South, Broadway to the East and then Bristol to the West. Furthering our community would be the SA Riverbed to the West and likely Grand to the East, but remaining north of 17th St as one community. Santiago Creek is NOT a boundary for our community btw but instead is an integrating factor for WFP, FP, JFP, MEP and also into Park Santiago neighborhood also. Flower Street is NOT a geographical boundary but instead is viewed as an integrating factor for our neighborhoods. Do you have concerns about the current boundaries of your Ward? I like our existing boundaries. I feel that the proposed map B and C for the 11/11/21 council meeting breaks up my community of interest. We should keep WFP, JFP, FP, MEP, Park Santiago, Riverview neighborhoods together. Because of the differences in both geography (17th Street) and also local school, I do not feel I have a community interest connection with Washington Square or others south of 17th Street at this point. Other Comments: I like our existing boundaries. I feel that the proposed map B and C for the 11/11/21 council meeting breaks up my community of interest. We should keep WFP, JFP, FP, MEP, Park Santiago, Riverview neighborhoods together. Because of the differences in both geography (17th Street) and also local school, I do not feel I have a community interest connection with Washington Square or others south of 17th Street at this point.