Shame on you for NOT supporting councilwoman Shea's motion to support a landswap!

Please add your name to the end and send the following e-mail to:

SChoi@CityofIrvine.org, JLalloway@CityofIrvine.org, lynnschott@ci.irvine.ca.us, BKrom@CityofIrvine.org, irvinecitycouncil@ci.irvine.ca.us, CShea@ci.irvine.ca.us

Please forward it to as many news media and the opponents for Council members Jeff Lollaway, Lynn Schott, Beth Krom, and Mayor Choi:

Shame on you for NOT supporting councilwoman Shea's motion to support a landswap!

To:                                                                                                                               4/15/16

Mayor Steven S. Choi, Ph.D.

Irvine City Councils: Jeff Lalloway, Lynn Schott, Beth Krom,

City of Irvine

1 Civic Center Plaza

Irvine, CA 92623-9575

Phone: 949-724-6233

E-mail: SChoi@CityofIrvine.org, JLalloway@CityofIrvine.org, lynnschott@ci.irvine.ca.us, BKrom@CityofIrvine.org, irvinecitycouncil@ci.irvine.ca.us

Mayor Choi, Council members Lollaway, Schott and Krom,

Shame on you for NOT supporting councilwoman Shea's motion to support a landswap! We are VERY, VERY upset and angry about your action. You are our mayor and councils, and you were supposed to represent our interests, how could you vote against the will of the veterans and the community? Your excuses to reject this great proposal are nonsenses. This landswap is proposed by the veterans, supported by the community, and second and vote yes on Shea's motion was the right thing to do.

We do NOT understand why you did not second or vote yes on the landswap. Do you have some kind of hidden agenda? Are you getting some secret benefits from someone for rejecting this great idea?

Mayor Choi, we know you are running for the state assembly, but you are still Irvine mayor for now, as long as you are on the job, you should ALWAYS put Irvine people's interest first. Otherwise, what will people think? Do you want to see this headline in the news:

"Steven Choi's record as mayor is a record of selling out Irvine. If he can sell out Irvine people's interest when he is Irvine mayor, what will he do when he becomes your assemblyman? Steven Choi, a politician we can NOT trust."

Lynn,

We know you are running for congress, and Jeff is running for a leadership position for Republican, Republican Central Committee, you guys do not want to see similar headline for your upcoming election, right? So, go do the right thing and correct your own mistake, second or vote yes on the landswap when it comes around again. OR, you WILL pay for your own actions of ignoring people's will.

We voted Agran's team out in 2014 for what they had done. Apparently Jeff, Lynn and Choi, you have not learned from Agran and his team and voted against Irvine people's will on 4/12/16.

Politicians have to be held accountable for their actions, and their actions have consequences.

If you continue to ignore the will of Irvine people, a recall of you as the city council or mayor is necessary. We  are NOT going to let you get away with selling out our community's interest.

Sincerely,

Please Vote "YES" for the Proposed Landswap for the Veteran’s Cemetery

Please Vote "YES" for the Proposed Landswap for the Veteran’s Cemetery

4/12/16

Dear Mayor Choi and city council members,

Good evening to you all.  My name is Gang Chen, a resident of Irvine for the past 18 years.  I am very pleased to see the veteran’s cemetery issue will finally be resolved creatively once the landswap is approved by the city councils.  Reaching this common ground showed the power of collaboration and the power of synergy of all stakeholders. 

First, I would like to congratulate our veterans.  We all know military is the back bone of a country.  We salute all veterans and everyone serving in the military, and my gratitude extends to the military families.  I am happy to see our veterans propose this new cemetery site as a superior and more prominent location with faster groundbreaking, but without the possibly exorbitant clean-up costs required by the current site.  The veteran’s cemetery is going to be an eternal landmark for Irvine, and I am pleased to see it is going to be done right this time.

Second, I would like to congratulate our residents, especially the ones who live right next to the current cemetery site.  Many of them are here this evening to support the land swap proposal. With the new cemetery site far away from homes and school, the residents can celebrate their cultures and embrace their beliefs.  After the relocation, the traffic on local streets, for example, Irvine Blvd & Sand Canyon, will not be worsened by the expected extra traffic arising from the cemetery at the current site.

Last but not least, I would like to thank Great Park developer, Five Point.  Its generous and gracious offer of the new site makes a wining solution for all related parties a possibility.

In general, it is very clear that the land swap is a win-win solution for our veterans and local residents.    This solution brings peace and harmony among all races with diversified cultures, and all walks of life.  It ultimately gives our city completive advantages. Supporting this win-win solution is the right thing to do. Therefore, I sincerely ask Mr. Mayor and city council members to vote “YES” on the land swap of the veteran’s cemetery.

Thank you very much.

Gang Chen, a resident of Irvine for the past 18 years

 

Sharon Quirk-Silva, please keep your finger off the specific Irvine issues.

Liberty OC posted this article:

http://www.theliberaloc.com/2016/03/17/quirk-silva-challenges-developer-to-detail-its-proposed-land-swap-to-build-veterans-cemetery/

Gang Chen, Irvine Mayor Candidate, has submitted this rebuttal to the article, but it seems like Dan of Liberty OC is too afraid to approve and post this rebuttal (Liberty OC is a moderated blog by Dan), so we post it here:

I commend Christina Shea, Bill Cook, and Five Point for their courage to work with us, the Irvine residents, to find a win-win solution for the veterans and the residents. The veteran's cemetery will be there for thousands of years, and we have to do it right. The new location is much better than the old location for all parties involved: Veterans do not have to spend a lot of money to do the demolition, and  the new location is close to the intersection of the 5 and 405 freeway. It can be a very visible landmark for Irvine, and remind all of us the great contribution of the veterans.

It is away from the new Portola High School and the homes, and Irvine residents love the new location.

I talked to many Irvine residents about this. Everyone I talked to LOVE this new location. One of them said: "This is not just good for the residents near the old location, but good for the entire City of Irvine."

This is like a great puzzle, and now all the pieces have finally come together.

Dan and Larry,

If you really care about the veterans, why are you against the new location? It is much better than the old one for all parties involved. You should do the right thing and support the new location.

Sharon Quirk-Silva,

Thank you for trying to help the veterans, however, your old location is not as good as the new old. If you really care about the veterans, please leave them alone and let them work with Irvine residents to finish this win-win solution. You are NOT an elected official in Irvine, and you do NOT even live in Irvine, please keep your finger off the specific Irvine issues. You are NOT in the position to tell Irvine people what to do. If you love Irvine so much, you can move to Irvine, and I am sure some of us will show you around. Before that, again, please keep your finger off the specific Irvine issues.  Thank you.

Gang Chen, Irvine Mayor Candidate

 

The Veteran's cemetery in Irvine is relocating to a new location, and is away from homes and school.

The Veteran's cemetery in Irvine is relocating to a new location, and is away from homes and school. It seems like the residents' voices have been considered this time. It is a better location, and all parties are starting to work together to find a win win solution.

See link: http://www.ocregister.com/articles/cemetery-708565-park-land.html