Dear Editor,
I’m just a local attorney.
I don’t have any special expertise in the project or in land development. Mr. Keenan certainly appears to have considerable insight into this project. I looked at https://www.cypresscitycenter.com/faq and find little real information. I looked at the Cypress City web site and find little other than, now with title to the property vesting in the City of Cypress, it’s time to develop the 13 acres.
It all looks adequate. The drawings of the proposed development look a lot like dozens of other developments. Mr. Keenan’s references to additional local dining, a dog park, high-end housing, and additional city revenue all sound good. And they sound like what we might expect.
I question, however, why Mr. Keenan brushes aside concerns with burdening Katella, makes no mention of other infrastructure improvements that would be necessary, or the generic look of the proposed development. I mean just because the zoning seems appropriate and that other nearby developments have similar density and business presences does not remotely suggest that this particular development is wise, well-considered, or friendly to its neighbors.
The burden on Katella will directly affect Los Alamitos. Waze will make sure that drivers on the increasingly impacted avenue will take routes like Farquar, which are not throughfares, but, rather, are just neighborhood routes.
Yes, I’d like more choice in restaurants, more local businesses, and the ability of more people to find housing. I take from Mr. Keenan’s description, however, the housing would only be for the well-to-do.
Those of us in Los Alamitos, especially those of us either on or near Katella, should weigh in on all of this. I suppose this means going to Cypress City Council meetings.
Henry J. Josefsberg, Esq.
4050 East Katella Avenue
Suite 205
Los Alamitos, California 90720
(562) 342-9401 (voice)
(562) 342-9403 (fax)
