Disney Wins Battle Over Housing Plans

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darthjohnny

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The battle is over:
Disney-area housing plan dies

Anaheim City Council members change their minds on housing near Disneyland and remove related item from June ballot.

By SARAH TULLY
The Orange County Register
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ANAHEIM - Disney officials finally got what they wanted: no residential zoning near their theme parks.
Late Tuesday, the City Council reversed its decision to allow homes in the Anaheim Resort tourist area. The council also pulled a referendum on the issue off the June ballot.
The vote was 3-2. Council members Lorri Galloway and Bob Hernandez voted against the repeal, saying they support housing.
"I do believe we need to keep the Resort area as special," said Councilwoman Lucille Kring, who previously backed the housing plan.
The repeal came after more than a year of an aggressive campaign led by Disney to halt developer SunCal's plans to build 1,500 homes across from the company's property, where a theme park may go.
But SunCal ran into trouble last month with its deal to buy the 26.7-acre plot, causing SunCal to sue the property owner. A SunCal attorney told city officials the developer was no longer seeking the plan. The council called for another vote.
At the hearing, nine of the 11 people who spoke backed the repeal. Two affordable-housing supporters opposed the change.




Contact the writer: 714-704-3793 or stully@ocregister.com
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TheDisneyMagic

TheDisneyMagic

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This is good to hear that they changed their minds, it would be horrible if houses were built here for the parks. Way to go council for finally realising what a mistake it would be.
 

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