HomeMy WebLinkAboutPA2017-228 Comment 154a_05062019_HirsonFrom: Izzy Hirson <izhirson@gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, May 06, 2019 1:24 AM
To: Zdeba, Benjamin
Subject: Apartments at the corner of MacArthur and Bonita Canyon
Dear Mr Zbeda
I have just been informed about the proposed building of apartments near the sports complex. I am not
sure who makes these kinds of decisions when Orange County does not have the right infrastructure to
accommodate the number of people and cars that are being added into our county. The traffic on our
Freeways has become horrendously unbearable for those of us who have to move from one place to
another.
As it is with 2 schools on the way from the proposed corner on Bonita Canyon to Irvine has already
increased the traffic significantly and the addition of these apartments will surely cause gridlocks.
Would it not make more sense to build some high end homes that will produce a higher income in taxes
and keep the area as a high ended opportunity for those that would like to move up from their present
homes? We already have a ton of rental apartments called the Bluffs and also the ones at the corner of
Bonita Canyon and the 73 Freeway.
It is also a well known fact the Breaking and Entering crimes have increased significantly and the
perpetrators are usually from low income families so WHY that corner?
Build more condos in Irvine where the schools can handle the overflow but not in Newport Beach. We
have the advantage of 2 private schools and our next generation will be leaders from this area. As it is
the roads do not have enough cut-offs to do U-Turns when there is construction going on and I have
been stuck in these traffic jams for hours. Imagine what it will be like when hundreds of more cars will
be on these roads. I shudder to think!! Please see the sense in what I am proposing not forgetting that
more and more cars on the Freeway will make traveling impossible. Should the Newport Beach City
Council not be looking at how the residents feel? It also seems we are losing the fight for JWA’s increase
in the noise level. This is all becoming a torture. Had I known I would not have purchased 2 properties,
one in Belcourt and the other in Bonita Canyon. I am getting hit from both sides.
As it is when we want to better our homes with upgrades the City officials give us a tough time
approving anything by delaying responses and making changes that make no sense at all. Other
neighboring cities welcome the fact that the owners want to make their homes looking better which will
also give them more funding from the increase of taxes.
I look forward to your response.
Mrs Izzy Hirson