Link to download all sample petition letters to relocate the State Veterans Cemetary from the OC Great Park

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Sample letter 1 to Veronica of City of Irvine:Petition to relocate the State Veterans Cemetary from the OC Great Park

Email subject line:  Please Relocate the Proposed Veterans Cemetery from Great Park and Irvine

To:

Veronica Dolleschel | Senior Management Analyst

&Michelle Grettenberg

City of Irvine | City Manager’s Office

1 Civic Center Plaza

Irvine, CA 92606-5207

Phone: 949.724.6424

E-mail: VDolleschel@ci.irvine.ca.us; mgrettenberg@ci.irvine.ca.us


Dear Ms. Dolleschel and Grettenberg,

I'm an Irvine resident and I am writing you this email to express my big concern of the proposed veterans cemetery at Great Park.  I think the location is inappropriate because it is in the highly populated urban area, right in the middle of the new residential area and next to the 5th high school.  If the cemetery is built, it will have a profound negative impact to Irvine's economic health and culture diversity.    I'd like to urge the city to reconsider the proposal and find a more suitable location for the veterans cemetery. 

Thank you for your time.

Best Regards



Sample letter 2 to Veronica of City of Irvine:Petition to relocate the State Veterans Cemetary from the OC Great Park

Petition to Relocate the Proposed State Veterans Cemetery from

the OC Great Park and Irvine

To:

Veronica Dolleschel | Senior Management Analyst

& Michelle Grettenberg

City of Irvine | City Manager’s Office

1 Civic Center Plaza

Irvine, CA 92606-5207

Phone: 949.724.6424

E-mail: VDolleschel@ci.irvine.ca.us; mgrettenberg@ci.irvine.ca.us

 

Dear Veronica & Michelle,

 

I am writing to you to petition for the relocation of the proposed State Veterans Cemetery from the OC Great Park and Irvine.

 

With all due respects to veterans, we do support any and all necessary and suitable veteran cemetery sites. However, we question the compatibility, feasibility, and its underlying politic motivations on such oddly located cemetery site that is in the center of a highly populated city, neighboring to residential area, and adjacent to a future high school.

 

Irvine is a highly populated and diverse city with about 40% of the population as Asians, and this cemetery site is located very close to the urban center. Most of the residents lived next to the cemetery are Asians. In Asian culture, the location of the cemetery is very important. It is a taboo to place cemetery next to homes or close to urban area. Even the emperor's tomb is built far away from urban areas.

 

Veterans fight for us, die for us, we absolutely respect them, but I am pretty sure they fight so that we can have freedom to voice our opinions, so that we can live happily on this land of free, and the home of the brave. I am sure once they really understand Asian cultures and know it is a taboo to put cemetery to homes or close to urban areas, they will work with us to find a better location for everyone.

 

There was little or no notices regarding this proposed cemetery in Asian languages from all levels of government agencies. As a result, most of the Asians residents (including me) did not know about this cemetery until October, 2014. We feel shocked about the proposed cemetery and blindsided. We feel our culture and views have not been respected and our voices have not been heard.

 

In the past 100 years, the development of the East Coast of the United States was largely supported by the European immigrants. In the next 100 years, the development of the west Coast of the United States will be supported by the Asian immigrants. Irvine need to take advantage of the trend of Asian immigrants to boost its development into a great city. Irvine has been very successful in competing with other great cities like San Marino, Cerritos, Diamond Bar, in attracting people and investment from other states and other countries. Adding a cemetery in the Great Park will scare away the Asian investment and immigrants and make the portion of the Great Park into a ghost town, will make Irvine lose its competitive edge with other cities, and can be a turning point to start the decline of the city of Irvine.

 

I urge you to do the right thing, and relocate the proposed State Veterans Cemetery from the OC Great Park and Irvine, and search for a suitable alternative site for the State Veterans Cemetery in the Orange County. We love to help you in this search too since we do want our veterans to have a good cemetery site.

 

Many Irvine residents are not happy about the proposed location of the State Veterans Cemetery in the OC Great Park, here is one example:

 

“This is a horrible idea. The veteran’s cemetery will make me want to move away from this area as it will drive down home values and increase blight. It's near a family area and was never proposed to the residents during any prior discussions or meetings about the great park. This was railroaded by politicians who have no vested interest in our neighborhood or community.

 

---Eric Carter, Irvine, CA”

 

 

Sincerely,

 

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Veterans Cemetery from the OC Great Park is at a wrong location, and is right Next to Residential Area and a Future High School!!! Please help us to relocate the cemetery to a suitable location!

Sample petition letter to Senator Mimi Walters

To:

Senator Mimi Walters

California 37^th District (R)

30 Executive Park, Suite 250

Irvine, CA 92614

Phone: 949.223.5037

Fax: 949.223.5487

Web page to submit e-mail:

http://district37.cssrc.us/content/my-offices

Dear Senator Walters,

I am writing to you to petition for the relocation of the proposed State Veterans Cemetery from the OC Great Park. Please issue either urge the governor to an executive order or propose an amendment to bill AB1453 for this relocation.

With all due respects to veterans, we do support any and all necessary and suitable veteran cemetery sites. However, we question the compatibility, feasibility, and its underlying politic motivations on such oddly located cemetery site that is in the center of a highly populated city, neighboring to residential area, and adjacent to a future high school.

Irvine is a highly populated and diverse city with about 40% of the population as Asians, and this cemetery site is located very close to the urban center. Most of the residents lived next to the cemetery are Asians. In Asian culture, the location of the cemetery is very important. It is a taboo to place cemetery next to homes or close to urban area. Even the emperor's tomb is built far away from urban areas.

Veterans fight for us, die for us, we absolutely respect them, but I am pretty sure they fight so that we can have freedom to voice our opinions, so that we can live happily on this land of free, and the home of the brave. I am sure once they really understand Asian cultures and know it is a taboo to put cemetery to homes or close to urban areas, they will work with us to find a better location for everyone.

There was little or no notices regarding this proposed cemetery in Asian languages from all levels of government agencies. As a result, most of the Asians residents (including me) did not know about this cemetery until October, 2014. We feel shocked about the proposed cemetery and blindsided. We feel our culture and views have not been respected and our voices have not been heard.

I urge you to do the right thing, and:

• Immediately urge the governor to stop any funding for the design and construction of this cemetery until a comprehensive communications with Asian communities, and an acceptable agreement by all parties has been reached
• Set up a search committee to search for a suitable alternative site for the State Veterans Cemetery in the Orange County. We love to help you in this search too since we do want our veterans to have a good cemetery site.
• Urge the governor to an executive order or propose an amendment to bill AB1453 for this relocation.

Sincerely,

 

Signature                                                                                                                          

Name (Please Print):                                                                                                        

Address:                                                                                                                           

Veterans Cemetery from the OC Great Park is at a wrong location, and is right Next to Residential Area and a Future High School!!! Please help us to relocate the cemetery to a suitable location!