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Jeremy Schroeder - 10.191 C.Jay Coles From:Luke Cavener Sent:Thursday, October 19, 2017 8:17 AM To:Jeremy Schroeder Subject:Re: REDESIGN LINDER VILLAGE - Jeremy Schroeder Follow Up Flag:Follow up Flag Status:Flagged Jeremy, thanks for your response. Needless to say I sympathize with your frustration. I too have been in situations where the public hearing was continued numerous times, and I recognize the inconvenience it places on our citizens. As a Councilmember I also see the impact these continuances have on both the city staff and commissioners. I’m sorry you won’t be able to attend this specific hearing, but for what it’s worth the voice of you and your coalition partners voice is being heard by me and the City Council. Thanks for your response. Luke Sent from my iPhone On Oct 19, 2017, at 1:26 AM, Jeremy Schroeder < schroedernz@yahoo.com > wrote: Thanks Luke. Unfortunately, I will not be able to attend tomorrow's public hearing. I went to the first public hearing only to find out that they had postponed the hearing at the last minute. I then attended the last public hearing where the developer again postponed the hearing. And now we are on to the third hearing and I am unable to attend. It is frustrating when I make plans and an effort to attend each of the hearings, but then I will miss the most important hearing. As you have probably already heard, the continuous postponement of the public hearing has been on a burden for the citizens opposed to this development. On Friday, October 13, 2017, 6:47:17 AM MDT, Luke Cavener < lcavener@meridiancity.org > wrote: Hi Jeremy, Thank you for your email and for taking the time to share your feelings with the City Council. I really appreciate it when citizens take time out of their schedule to share their opinion on the issues that matter most. Because this project is part of an open application, the City Council is prohibited from commenting while not on the public record. However, I take public feedback seriously and I wanted you to know that I have received and read your email. I’d encourage you to follow the process and attend the future public hearing on this issue. If you have questions about the process feel free to reach out to me directly. Best, Luke 208.695.4536 Sent from my iPhone 2 On Oct 13, 2017, at 12:42 AM, schroedernz@yahoo.com <notifications@cognitoforms.com > wrote: Dear Meridian City Officials: I urge you to deny the Linder Village Application (File # H-2017-0088). This developer’s website asserts this corner will be an “exciting new atmosphere for shopping and dining,” when in reality the applicant’s proposed site plan more closely resembles the commercial strip malls along Eagle Rd. This current design, with its lack of pedestrian walkways and gathering places, does nothing to promote a sense of community. In fact, the entire site plan faces away from the neighborhoods it claims to serve. The Me ridian Comprehensive Plan recommends that grocery stores and other amenities serve nearby residential communities. However, it also regulates HOW those Mixed-Use Community areas should be developed. Included in the proposed plan are several large footprint businesses whose primary objective is to serve an area far larger than the 1-4 mile recommended radius. The Linder Village proposal also violates the city’s guidelines in the following ways: • Building sizes in excess of square-footage footprint limitations. • Intention of WinCo to operate 24 hours a day, despite existing restrictions on business hours of operation. • Nonconforming landscaping and buffer design. • Failure to limit the visual impact of large parking areas. • Non-residential buildings out of proportion to adjacent residential buildings. • Insufficient mix of land use types. • Inadequate percentage of the area devoted to public space. • Absence of public community-serving facilities. • Lack of interconnected networks to promote pedestrian and vehicular mobility within the development and to adjacent commercial and residential developments. • Proposed signalized intersection on Chinden violates current Compass Plan standards and would further impede traffic flow along this vital corridor. • Areas marked “Future Development” give no indication how the Village will be integrated with the residential neighbors. We welcome the additional services, jobs, and tax revenue a development on this corner would provide. However, we advocate for a plan that adheres to ALL of the Meridian City Comprehensive plan requirements. With a little more imagination, careful planning, and good faith responsiveness to community input, Linder Village could be a treasured commercial and residential asset - a source of pride for the City of Meridian and its residents. Entry Details NAME Jeremy Schroeder 3 STREET ADDRESS 5615 N Peppard Ave, 83646 EMAIL schroedernz@yahoo.com INITIALS js Powered by City of Meridian 33 E. Broadway Ave., Meridian, Idaho 83642 Phone: 208-888-4433 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.