Dear Editor,
Dear Editor,
I won’t be fooled twice. No on Measure A (Prologis project). Measure A is a continuation of the misrepresentation of Measure L. Measure L was supposed to rezone the golf course for senior housing and mixed public use retail and offices. What we are getting is a 150-bay, 773,000-foot warehouse container facility and a daily dose of over 400 toxin belching, traffic snarling semi’s a day rolling into Cypress.
I’m voting No on measure A in June.
Mike Papa
Cypress
Heads up Cypress residents, we’re on our own!
One has to wonder who the Cypress City Council really represents.
After an evening of hearing concerns from Cypress residents about the proposed 33.5-acre development off of Katella Ave at their April 8 meeting, the City Council made it clear that they couldn’t take a position on the issue until after the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) is presented.
Yet, at their meeting on Monday, March 25, they unanimously approved a resolution supporting Measure A that will be voted on in a special election on June 25. Worse, it was approved on the consent calendar, no discussion needed. Hmmm.
The City Council is supporting Measure A before they’ll even have an opportunity to take action on the 33.5 acre development that, according to last year’s Measure L proposed senior housing, assisted living, offices, and mixed use commercial.
What we are getting from Measure L is a proposed project occupying all 33.5 acres for a 725,000 square foot complex broken down as follows:
• Office: 125,000 square feet
• Light Manufacturing: 185,000 square feet
• Warehousing: 415,000 square feet, and 129 truck bays.
If Measure A is approved, another 11.2 acres will be added to the mixed-use commercial category, which is a 33.4% increase in the amount of property zoned for mixed-use commercial in this area.
If one uses the 33.5-acre site as a framework, Measure A could see a project proposed in the same proportion or worse.
The total of both of these projects would be Office: 166,750 square feet, Light Manufacturing: 246,790 square feet, Warehousing: 553,610 square feet, and 172 truck bays.
Between the two Measures, there would be a total of 44.7 acres of mixed-use commercial which is equivalent to more than 34 football fields including the end zones.
While Measure A also references acreage for single-family housing, there is no guarantee it would ever be built. Remember that we’re not getting any senior citizen housing from Measure L. Besides, what would be the demand for housing in close proximity to the potential logistics project?
Knowing full well that this could be an outcome of this combined project site, the Cypress City Council supports Measure A. Unanimously. With nothing to even discuss at their meeting.
Heads up Cypress residents, we’re on our own!
Vote No on Measure A on June 25.
George Pardon
Cypress
Los Al track doubling down
They’ve barely pocketed the $33 million they made by rezoning the open space on the southern half of the old Cypress Golf Course, thanks to last year’s deceptive Measure L.
Now they’ve already paid for a special election ten weeks from yesterday to rezone the northern half of the golf course and another 11 acres of race track land.
Once again, they’re promising residential development, just like they did with Measure L last year, only this time it’s not restricted to seniors.
So, while they’re working to put a 159 truck bay “logistics” facility where that Measure L seniors housing was supposed to go on Katella, they’re asking Cypress’ voters to give them the same power to do the same on Cerritos Boulevard, just across the street from hundreds of Cypress homes.
Whether we live in Cypress, Los Alamitos, Rossmoor, Seal Beach or Long Beach, we all need to support the Cypress citizens who are opposing Measure M. They’re organizing as the Citizens for Responsible Development.
They can’t take on the multi-millionaire Race Track owners alone.
Volunteer by e-mailing Volunteer@SaveCypress.com.
Get info on how to donate at OC4US.com.
Cypress residents deserve our support.
Because toxic diesel fumes and traffic don’t stop at Cypress city limits.
Dave Emerson
Los Alamitos
