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Lawsuit Filed on Esperanza Hills

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on July 2, 2015 with No Comments

Protect Our Homes and Hills—a project of Hills For Everyone—filed a lawsuit against the County of Orange for its approval of the Esperanza Hills project. The Board of Supervisors approved the General Plan Amendment, Zone Change, and Specific Plan for the 340-unit hillside development on June 2nd. The City of Yorba Linda was also included in the lawsuit for its lack of action on the project as a Responsible Agency. Main concerns about the project include public safety due to … Read More

Esperanza Hills Approvals

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on June 4, 2015 with No Comments

Orange County Supervisors nailed it! They approved a 340 unit project (Esperanza Hills) in the hills above Yorba Linda that uses twice the water an average resident used (before the 36% mandatory cutbacks) and it will be in a known fire corridor (its burned multiple times). Orange County Fire Authority said this development would act as a fire break for the older homes. Buyer beware! In what universe is someone’s home sold as a firebreak for someone else’s home? Check … Read More

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.

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