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Subject: FW: SUPPORT for Bolsa Chica Senior Care
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Elizabeth Hansburg P4H <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 9, 2024 10:16 AM
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Subject: SUPPORT for Bolsa Chica Senior Care
Dear Members of the Huntington Beach City Council,

On behalf of People for Housing Orange County, I am writing to express my strong support for the proposed senior assisted living development in Huntington Beach. As we face increasing housing challenges across all demographics, it is essential to consider innovative solutions that not only address the needs of our senior population but also contribute to the overall health of the housing market.

Building new housing specifically designed for seniors serves a dual purpose: it provides essential support and care for our aging population while simultaneously freeing up existing housing stock that can be utilized by younger families. Many seniors currently reside in larger homes that may no longer meet their needs, but these homes represent valuable opportunities for younger families seeking affordable housing. By creating dedicated assisted living spaces, we enable seniors to transition to environments that better suit their lifestyle, allowing their former residences to enter the market for younger buyers.

This process fosters much-needed churn in the housing market. As seniors move into assisted living, their homes become available for families looking for more space, and this can help alleviate some of the pressure we see in the housing inventory. Moreover, investing in senior assisted living is an investment in the well-being of our community. It enhances the quality of life for our seniors, ensuring they receive the support they need while encouraging a vibrant intergenerational community. When seniors have access to 10/15/2024
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proper care and housing, they can continue to engage with their families and neighborhoods, contributing their wisdom and experience.

In conclusion, I urge you to support the development of the Bolsa Chica Senior Care assisted living and memory care. By doing so, we can address the needs of our seniors and help revitalize the housing market for younger families, creating a healthier, more dynamic community for all.

Thank you for considering this vital development.

Sincerely,

--
Elizabeth Hansburg
Co-Founder & Director
714-872-1418

Fighting
for
a
future
of
abundant
housing
in
Orange
County.
peopleforhousing.org
Mayor
Gracey
Van
Der
Mark
Huntington
Beach
City
Hall
2000
Main
St.

Huntington
Beach,
CA
92648
October
9,
2024
RE:

Support
for
Bolsa
Chica
Senior
Care,
Huntington
Beach
Dear
Mayor
Van
Der
Mark
and
Members
of
the
City
Council,
On
behalf
of
People
for
Housing
Orange
County,
I
am
writing
to
express
my
strong
support
for
the
proposed
senior
assisted
living
development
in
Huntington
Beach.

As
we
face
increasing
housing
challenges
across
all
demographics,
it
is
essential
to
consider
innovative
solutions
that
not
only
address
the
needs
of
our
senior
population
but
also
contribute
to
the
overall
health
of
the
housing
market.

Building
new
housing
specifically
designed
for
seniors
serves
a
dual
purpose:
it
provides
essential
support
and
care
for
our
aging
population
while
simultaneously
freeing
up
existing
housing
stock
that
can
be
utilized
by
younger
families.

Many
seniors
currently
reside
in
larger
homes
that
may
no
longer
meet
their
needs,
but
these
homes
represent
valuable
opportunities
for
younger
families
seeking
affordable
housing.

By
creating
dedicated
assisted
living
spaces,
we
enable
seniors
to
1 transition
to
environments
that
better
suit
their
lifestyle,
allowing
their
former
residences
to
enter
the
market
for
younger
buyers.

This
process
fosters
much-needed
churn
in
the
housing
market.

As
seniors
move
into
assisted
living,
their
homes
become
available
for
families
looking
for
more
space,
and
this
can
help
alleviate
some
of
the
pressure
we
see
in
the
housing
inventory.

Moreover,
investing
in
senior
assisted
living
is
an
investment
in
the
well-being
of
our
community.

It
enhances
the
quality
of
life
for
our
seniors,
ensuring
they
receive
the
support
they
need
while
encouraging
a
vibrant
intergenerational
community.

When
seniors
have
access
to
proper
care
and
housing,
they
can
continue
to
engage
with
their
families
and
neighborhoods,
contributing
their
wisdom
and
experience.

In
conclusion,
I
urge
you
to
support
the
development
of
the
Bolsa
Chica
Senior
Care
assisted
living
and
memory
care.

By
doing
so,
we
can
address
the
needs
of
our
seniors
and
help
revitalize
the
housing
market
for
younger
families,
creating
a
healthier,
more
dynamic
community
for
all.

Thank
you
for
considering
this
vital
development.

Sincerely,
ElitHanr
Cofounder
&
Director
Fighting
for
a
future
of
abundant
housing
in
Orange
County.
peopleforhousing.org
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