Irwin Horowitz 11-241
Charlene Way
From:Irwinh@yahoo.com <notifications@cognitoforms.com>
Sent:Friday, November 24, 2017 4:32 PM
To:clerk; smartgrowthformeridian@gmail.com
Subject:Send Linder Village back to P&Z - Irwin Horowitz
Dear Meridian City Council,
Over the past four months, our community has worked tirelessly to study the details
and monitor progress of the Linder Village application. We have attended two
neighborhood meetings, waited patiently through two continuances, and prepared
for and participated in a 3+ hour Planning & Zoning Commission hearing.
We have also tried to provide input and feedback to the developer regarding Linder
Village. However, it was not until the P&Z Commission recommended denial of the
application that any meaningful dialogue was initiated and changes to the plan were
made. We are encouraged that the developer appears finally to be open to genuine
engagement with the community and to make meaningful changes. This is the level
of cooperation we have been looking for all along. However, we need sufficient time
to consider the changes. Most residents had no opportunity to see the new plan
until November 16, exactly one week before the scheduled City Council hearing,
and even then we were told of more changes to be made.
Given the extensive amount of late changes to the plan and the level of interest
from the community, we respectfully request that you remand the application back
to the P&Z Commission, after providing your input and direction to the applicant.
The P&Z Commission is the appropriate forum for an application to be examined
carefully and issues to be identified for remediation. Since this is virtually a new site
plan, it should be returned to that forum and treated as such. Furthermore, we
request you defer the annexation and zoning of these 80 acres until the applicants
present a acceptable proposal to the Planning and Zoning Commission.
Ideally, we would like the developer to hold another neighborhood meeting with the
new plans following the city council meeting. This would be a real meeting with two-
way interaction, not simply a presentation.
We welcome the new businesses that will bring much-needed services and
amenities to this area of Meridian and we would like to see it developed as soon as
is realistically possible. But we advocate for smart growth over fast growth, working
in partnership with developers and the city to make Linder Village an extraordinary
showpiece for Meridian, its residents, and surrounding communities.
To achieve this vision, please remand this applicationto the P&Z Commission and
defer annexation and zoning until the commission has reviewed and approved a
new proposal.
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Thank you,
Entry Details
NAME Irwin Horowitz
STREET ADDRESS 839 W. VALENTINO ST., 83646
EMAIL Irwinh@yahoo.com
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