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Remember
city’s rural roots
Letters to the Editor Yorba
Linda Star - December 1, 2005
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I have found in my many conversations
with Yorba Linda residents that many would like to see the
town spruced up. A nice restaurant or two, a bookstore, possibly
a cultural arts center are among the various ideas that have
been discussed.
All good ideas that would benefit our
community if done within reasonable limits.
My experience has been that those who
are in full support of the Michael Diedan conceptual plan or
the Town Center zoning plan are business owners, politicians
or those in the development or construction industry.
Ken Westlund’s letter to the
editor was in full support of this project and the development
team. He is a business owner in Old Towne who lives in Fullerton.
He will not have to fully live with
the consequence of up to 501 new residential units, and additional
283,400 square feet of commercial space, resulting in a total
of possibly 514,137 square feet of commercial property.
His business might prosper, while we
are left with the increased congestion, crime and multilevel
parking structures.
I think that to say the City Council
has been fair and thoughtful about this project and its various
consequences is a misnomer, because they have acted without
regard for the majority of the people who have stated their
plan is too much for the Town Center.
The additional housing and most notably
the significant increase in commercial have been projected
to increase daily car trips in the area by 22,000. How is that
good for our city?
Residents have asked for the ability
to have the “right to vote” on major land uses
in our city because of the increased densities of housing they
are watching being built within our city.
With the new zoning rules, we could
have three-story buildings in our Town Center (an improvement
over the original five-story suggestion).
We need to remember why we moved to
Yorba Linda and stay true to the low-density, rural fabric
of our community.
JAN HORTON
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