Jennifer Card - Linder Village 7-261
Charlene Way
From:Sonya Allen
Sent:Wednesday, July 26, 2017 8:38 AM
To:Jenn Card
Cc:Barbara Shiffer; C.Jay Coles; Charlene Way; Machelle Hill
Subject:RE: Amendment H-2017-0088
Jennifer,
Thank you for your email; it will be entered into the public record as testimony.
Sincerely,
Sonya Allen | Associate City Planner
City of Meridian | Community Development Department
33 E. Broadway Ave., Ste. 102, Meridian, Idaho 83642
Phone: 208-884-5533|Direct: 208-489-0578|Fax: 208-489-0578
Built for Business, Designed for Living
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.
From: Jenn Card [ mailto:card.jenn@gmail.com ]
Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2017 7:41 PM
To: Bill Parsons; Caleb Hood; Sonya Allen
Subject: Fwd: Amendment H-2017-0088
Dear Planning and Zoning;
As the people chosen to mold and grow Meridian into the future, I would like to address a developer's application to amend the
current land use map designation for the large parcel of land at the Southeast corner of Chinden & Linder.
My family purchased our first home in the Paramount Subdivision in 2005. So many things about Paramount excited us. The fact
that it was advertised as a strong family community was one of the major reasons we purchased our home. Never did we think,
based on the city zoning, we could end up with a huge area in our subdivision being zoned commercial. This is just wrong and
goes against everything that the City of Meridian has planned for its future growth. Not to mention those of us who made major
financial investments based on those plans.
Granting this change in zoning would allow for so many potential threats to our community. Traffic would be one of the major
concerns. We have walkers to our elementary and middle schools. Combine that with the high school drivers who would have
additional access points racing through the neighborhood and you truly have a potential disaster on your hands. Not only that,
but you would have people that do not want to wait at the lights or in traffic on Chinden or Linder and will race through our
neighborhood even more than they do now. To me, that is a very scary thought.
2
If a commercial zoning is approved, we would have no control over the character of the people flowing through our
neighborhood. Did I mention that we have some of the largest schools in the state and we need to protect our children? This
potentially invite s predators or other types of offenders right into our neighborhood. Changing the zoning would be a detriment to
our ability to protect our children.
The quality of life that we hold so dear in our neighborhood could be adversely affected as well. Not only could we have around
the clock deliveries, we could potentially have a 24 hr store. That means traffic in and out of the development and our
neighborhood at all hours as well as delivery trucks and parking lot lights shining through our windows.
Most of us understand that this area is going to be developed and are in support of a mixed-use community plan. We are happy
to see professional buildings, restaurants and a variety of shops, but certainly not the size and character that a commercial
zoning would allow.
I urge you to not allow this zoning change in our neighborhood. I appreciate your time and consideration in reading this.
Sincerely,
Jenniffer Card
N Booth Ave
Paramount
--
Jenn Card