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Esperanza Hills Meeting, All Q’s no A’s

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on April 30, 2015 with No Comments

Hills For Everyone was an active participant in the Special City Council meeting last Tuesday night, which was supposed to be a Q&A between city staff, agencies and the public about the Esperanza Hills and Cielo Vista projects. Residents came armed with a litany of questions about process and procedure, but the City’s standard response was “We’ll look into that.” It became more of a “Q” with no “A.” Check out the article in the OC Register.

Drought Hits Home for New Developments

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on April 8, 2015 with No Comments

Governor Brown issued a mandatory 25% reduction in water use throughout the state for residential consumers as we enter the fourth year of our historic drought. Additionally the Executive Order also outlines that to save water, the State will “prohibit new homes and developments from irrigating with potable water unless water efficient drip irrigation systems are used, and ban watering of ornamental grass on public street medians.” As a side note, Madrona, Esperanza Hills, and Cielo Vista use well over the existing amount … Read More

Presentations to the Board of Supervisors

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on March 17, 2015 with No Comments

Protect Our Homes and Hills, a project of Hills For Everyone, organized nine speeches for decision day on Esperanza Hills before the Orange County Board of Supervisors on March 10, 2015. View the speeches one by one or through the playlist. Noise by Brian Gass (2:31) Access by Lizette Spellman (3:47) Fire by Mike Benz (3:31) Casino Ridge by Paulette Byrne (3:24) Geology by Diane Kanne (3:15) Water by Sharon Rehmeyer (3:26) Traffic by Marlene Nelson (3:17) Two Faces of … Read More

Supervisors Deal Big Blow to Esperanza Hills Project

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on March 11, 2015 with No Comments

Under the leadership of Supervisor Todd Spitzer, the Board of Supervisors, dealt a significant blow to the Esperanza Hills project at the March 10th meeting. The developer failed to get permissions to build the project. Rather, he was instructed to work with the City of Yorba Linda to comply with the City’s higher standards. This negotiation will come in the form of a pre-annexation agreement that will be hammered out this spring. The project will be brought back to the Board … Read More

Yorba Linda Forum Well Attended

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on March 6, 2015 with No Comments

Congratulations to the residents of Yorba Linda! Last night 250 people attended the community forum with Supervisor Todd Spitzer to relay their concerns and questions to agencies about the proposed Esperanza Hills project. The clear majority of the audience was in red (opposing the project) and more than 20 people spoke up about their concerns asking tough questions. The next big item is THE DECISION on Tuesday, March 10th at 9:30 AM at the Board of Supervisors meeting (10 Civic … Read More