Dear Editor,
This letter is in response to the recent article “City is Ignoring Concerns of Citizens in Lampson Decision.” The Los Alamitos City Council represents Los Alamitos residents and that’s where their focus should always be.
Mayor Tanya Doby along with Council Members Jordan Nefulda and Shelley Hasselbrink are doing an exceptional job responding to a small group of Seal Beach and Rossmoor residents who incorrectly insist that a Lampson development is not good for Los Alamitos residents. Doby, Nefulda and Hasselbrink are doing right by the city council they serve on. It appears that council members Emily Hibard and Trisha Murphy are listening more to Seal Beach and Rossmoor residents rather than their own constituents.
The reality is that ANY proposed so-called “Lampson development project” is GOOD for Los Alamitos residents.
The problem for Seal Beach and Rossmoor residents is that a project on Lampson Avenue also has challenges for their neighborhood. From affecting traffic near their homes and parks and commutes to more consumers shopping in nearby retail centers such as the Shops by Rossmoor, which means more sales tax for Seal Beach.
These Seal Beach and Rossmoor Not-In-My-Neighborhood neighbors are demanding that the Los Alamitos City Council move the planned 317-unit development to another location. Of course, these Seal Beach and Rossmoor residents have failed to recommend another suitable Los Alamitos site.
The Lampson 317-unit development is part of a state mandated housing requirement that the City of Los Alamitos must fulfill. If Seal Beach and Rossmoor residents are angry about the proposal, they need to direct their outrage to Governor Gavin Newsom. Los Alamitos has no choice as our city is mandated to build more housing.
Now, Seal Beach and Rossmoor residents are seeking to undo a Los Alamitos ordinance needed to implement the State mandate by circulating a referendum. If a circulator comes to your door, do not sign their referendum. Instead ask, “Where do you think the 317-units should be built if not on Lampson?”
Please contact and thank Los Alamitos city council members Nefulda and Hasselbrink, and Mayor Doby for keeping their focus on Los Alamitos constituents.
Please contact council members Hibard and Murphy and respectfully remind them that they represent Los Alamitos residents, not those residing in Seal Beach and Rossmoor.
Frank Marchese
Los Alamitos