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Doug Humphrey Email - 7.251 Machelle Hill From:Machelle Hill Sent:Tuesday, July 25, 2017 9:04 AM To:'Doug Humphrey' Cc:Sally Reynolds Subject:RE: FW: Comments re Amendment H-2017-0088 Attachments:Transmittal Sheet Linder Village.pdf Hi Doug, The July 27 th date is a guideline date we give on our transmittal sheet (attached) in the hopes that we can get as much information as possible before the hearing date in order to have the ability to gather and present in advance to the Commissioners all testimony for their review and consideration. The City does accept any and all information up to the point of the meeting or during the meeting itself. I hope that answers your first question. I believe and you should verify this with the city planner on this project, Sonya Allen, that the property sign postings need to be posted at least 10 days prior to the public hearing. Again, that can be verified by contacting the Planning Department at 208-884-5533. Below is a link to our website where the City of Meridian houses all its public records. This link will take you directly to the Linder Village project itself and everything we have received up to this point. Link As we get closer to the hearing date of this project we will continue to add into the project folder anything that is submitted by way of public testimony, the applicant or the planner on this project. I hope this helps and please feel free to contact our offices if you have any further questions. Machelle Hill Deputy City Clerk Meridian City Clerk’s Office From: Doug Humphrey [mailto:doughumphrey.alt1951@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, July 24, 2017 5:03 PM To: Machelle Hill Cc: Sally Reynolds Subject: Re: FW: Comments re Amendment H-2017-0088 Machelle, Thank you but we have a question. We heard from someone that any petitions need to be submitted by Thursday, June 27. Is that correct? It seems an unreasonably short time given that it's vacation season and the public notice signs weren't posted until last Friday afternoon. Best regards, Doug Humphrey On Mon, Jul 24, 2017 at 9:11 AM, Machelle Hill < mhill@meridiancity.org > wrote: 2 Thank you so much for your comments. The City Clerk’s Office will be sure to include your email / comments/concerns into the public record for the Commissions’ review and consideration. The Planning and Zoning Commission and the Mayor and City Council are per State Code unable to respond to your emails, however, they will be heard and addressed during the public hearings for this project. Thank you, Machelle Hill Deputy City Clerk Meridian City Clerk’s Office From: Morgan Andrus Sent: Monday, July 24, 2017 8:42 AM To: C.Jay Coles; Machelle Hill Subject: FW: Comments re Amendment H-2017-0088 Please add this to the record. Thanks-Morgan From: Doug Humphrey [ mailto:doughumphrey.alt1951@gmail.com ] Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2017 4:35 PM To: Sonya Allen; Anne Little Roberts; Genesis Milam; Caleb Hood; Joe Borton; Keith Bird; Luke Cavener; Bill Parsons; mayortammy; Ty Palmer Subject: Comments re Amendment H-2017-0088 Greetings. My wife and I have been residents and homeowners in the Paramount subdivision of Meridian for four years. We were attracted to Meridian for a great many reasons, not the least of which seemed to be a sincere and determined effort by City planners to manage growth in a thoughtful way. We took at face value the promise that the City will to strive to enhance and protect the quality of life of its residents. Many of us chose Paramount largely because of that promise, as reflected in the comprehensive plan and land use map. Sadly, that promise is 3 seriously threatened by the developer's application to amend the current land use map designation and we object to it strongly. We are not against growth -- we know population will inevitably continue to increase for years to come. Nor are we against commercial development in that space. Nobody is advocating a nature preserve. We would love to have nearby the kinds of shops, cafes, services, and other businesses that are consistent with the current mixed use community designation. The developer proposes to scrap that designation entirely, and in a way that would permanently alter the quality of life for nearby residents. They propose that you allow the construction of warehouse-type superstores, which could only thrive by attracting thousands of shoppers from distant communities. in brief, our concerns are these: 1. Increased traffic and congestion on Linder and, especially, Chinden. Nobody wants another Eagle Road just steps from our patio. This kind of shopping center and the inevitable traffic signals that would accompany it, would constitute a betrayal of the Compass plan by breaking the half-mile standard for Chinden, and establish a precedent for other developers along that "expressway." 2. Increased traffic and congestion on our neighborhood streets within Paramount, due to multiple access paths into Linder Village. Shoppers would seek to avoid Chinden by short-cutting through our neighborhood from Meridian, McMillan, and Linder roads, raising noise and safety concerns. 3. We understand WinCo demands the right to 24-hour operation. Again, this is not characteristic of a residential neighborhood and business community. Delivery trucks, lights, and noise all night long? 4. If this application is approved, the integrity of the entire Meridian comp rehensive plan and land use map would be questioned. What would be next? These items only scratch the surface of our concerns. We respectfully request, implore, that you reject the developer's application in favor of something more consistent with the current plan and the quality of life we have here in north Meridian and Paramount. Sincerely, Doug Humphrey Dreyfuss Ln City of Meridian 33 E. Broadway Ave., Meridian, Idaho 83642 Phone: 208-888-4433 4 www.meridiancity.org All e-mail messages sent to or received by City of Meridian e-mail accounts are subject to the Idaho law, in regards to both release and retention, and may be released upon request, unless exempt from disclosure by law.