Join us and other concerned community members in opposing the TAVA Development housing project on this historic five-acre orange orchard in northeast Santa Ana.
Located at 1584 East Santa Clara, this property owned and operated since 1913 by the Sexlinger family, is the last orange orchard remaining in the City of Santa Ana. It’s five-acres represents what was once over 67,000 acres of citrus trees here in Orange County. Today there are less than 80 acres of citrus left in the entire county of Orange. Their’s was an important contribution to our agricultural history and it must be saved for generations to come. The Save Our Orchard Coalition envisions this historic site as a center for urban agriculture that will preserve and promote the important role of the small-scale citrus grower, (and that of every other citrus grower that used to operate in Orange County, large and small), in the industry that was once so vital to Orange County’s economy. The Sexlinger Center for Urban Agriculture will also be a place that will engage our community in growing and harvesting their own healthy food through education, community gardens and, the orange orchard itself.
The Save Our Orchard Coalition Proposal for the Orange Orchard
Posted August 13th, 2011
SOOC has sent our proposed alternative use for the Sexlinger Orange Orchard to the City Council and other elected officials. Please follow the link below to review the document, then send us your questions and comments. We would love to hear from you!
Save Our Orchard Coalition Proposal for 1584 E. Santa Clara Ave.
139kb PDF
What you can do to help and
Thank-you for being part of saving the last intact orange orchard in Santa Ana!
Please:
** Sign our on-line petition ** On-line Petition
** Send a letter to the Santa Ana City Council and Planning Commission telling them that you oppose the destruction of the Sexlinger orchard and home ** Sample Letters to Santa Ana City Council Members and Planning Commissioners
** Send your tax-deductible donation to save the Sexlinger orchard **
Please make your check or money order
payable to:SAHPS – Santa Ana Historical Preservation Society
note “SOOC” in the memo field
Mail your donation to:
SOOC – Save Our Orchard Coalition
c/o Jeannie Gillett
PO Box 10038
Santa Ana, CA 92711-0038
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** Plan to attend the City Council Meeting when our elected officials consider the appeal to the Santa Ana Historic Commission’s decision that denied inclusion of the Sexlinger Orange Orchard on the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties **
Monday, June 4, 2012 @ 6:00PM, Santa Ana City Council Chambers,
22 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA
** Plan to attend the City Government meetings regarding the TAVA Development Project.
This project will be on both the Planning Commission and City Council meeting agendas **
TBA — Planning Commission meetings are held on the second and forth Mondays of each month @ 5:30PM
TBA — City Council meetings are held on the first and third Mondays of each month @ 6:00PM
** Visit our Calendar page for the latest info about these important meetings **
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** See our What’s Next page for details about these events **
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