It appears that the collapse of the deal with SunCal and the owner of the piece of land that created such a firestorm may have killed the whole project. It is expected that this coming Tuesday night Anaheim City Council meeting may withdraw the zoning permission for building the housing project.
Plans for the housing project near Disneyland unraveled last month when the deal between SunCal Cos. and the owners of the 26-acre parcel near Disneyland fell through.
That news prompted Councilwoman Lucille Kring earlier this month to withdraw her support of the proposal. Kring cast the tiebreaking vote in a 3-2 decision seven months ago that approved the 1,500-unit project -- sparking three ballot initiatives, two lawsuits and regular City Hall protests.
I've mentioned this many times already. This whole thing is utterly stupid. No one seems to be addressing the question on why, in such a small area designated as the resort area, that this housing project must be built there. You need affordable housing, fine. Build it ELSEHWERE IN ANAHEIM. Why must you want your affordable housing be right next to where you work, and remove the possibility of your biggest money maker (Disney) from expanding and increasing the tax base of the city? It makes no sense!
This whole "affordable housing" thing is purely a smokescreen to build those luxury units in the most desirable location, and some of the Anaheim city council members fell for it. If they are truly so concerned about affordable housing, they would have scoured through their own city and figure out where such housing can be built. Don't tell me every square inch of Anaheim is already occupied or can't be rezoned.
One can only hope this silliness is dead for good, but I'm not holding my breath.
Zz.
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