2019-05-14 Britton and Courtney Wells1
Charlene Way
From:Stephanie Leonard
Sent:Tuesday, May 14, 2019 11:13 AM
To:Meridian City Clerk
Subject:FW: 3 corners neighborhood proposed road development
FYI, can you please add to the public record for Three Corners Ranch?
Thanks,
Stephanie Leonard | Associate City Planner
City of Meridian | Community Development Dept.
33 E. Broadway Ave., Ste. 102, Meridian, Idaho 83642
Phone: 208-489-0574 | sleonard@meridiancity.org
From: Britt Wells <brittwells@gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2019 10:49 AM
To: Stephanie Leonard <sleonard@meridiancity.org>
Subject: 3 corners neighborhood proposed road development
Dear Miss Leonard:
We are residents in the 3 corners neighborhood and this is our response to the proposed road development at the
corner of sweet valley and Golden Oak in Meridain:
a. Do you support the plan approved by ACHD? Please refer to attached document for ACHD
plan and explanation. Yes, we support the ACHD approved plan.
b. Would you support an alternative plan that allows for Fuller Ranchettes
and Three Corners Ranch but not any other traffic from Bristol Heights, Vienna Woods, or
Eagle Road? Yes, we would support this alternative to the ACHD approved plan.
c. Would you support any plan that allows traffic to flow from Bristol Heights
through Three Corners Subdivision? No.
d. Would you support any plan that allows traffic to flow from Vienna Woods
through Three Corners Subdivision? No.
e. Would you support any plan that allows traffic to flow Eagle Road to Locust Grove Road
via Three Corners Subdivision? Absolutely not.
f. What is your biggest concern about increased traffic through the neighborhood? All of the
issues noted below are of concern to us, but our primary concern is the cities apparent
inability to take into account the facts that the K-12 Ambrose school, which already has
500+ students and staff, is expanding their campus at the primary choke point of
the Three Corners neighborhood and will have increased car and pedestrian foot traffic
back and forth across both campuses. The choke points at the entry/exit point of
the Three Corners neighborhood are more narrow than Dunwoody and already handle
significantly more traffic due to the school. Given Ambrose is K-12, a large number of
driving age students enter and exit by car throughout the day as well as park alongside the
roads. Additionally, during high traffic times (morning and evening commute times in the
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area), traffic from Chinden already backs up well passed the entry/exit point
to Three Corners and often blocks access to and from our neighborhood as it is. Allowing
additional through traffic will exacerbate this significantly.
i. Safety concerns regarding the school.
ii. Exacerbating the traffic congestion problems around the school and at Chinden road.
iii. People speeding through the subdivision
iv. other - please describe: Our Home (1923 E Golden Oak Ct) sits right on the corner of the
proposed road extension (Sweet Valley and Golden Oak). We have 3 small pets that
often run across this street that is currently a dead end and would be very concerned
about their safety with the increased traffic. In addition we have a backyard pool with
a side gate the exits to Sweet Valley (currently a dead end) and often have family and
friends with small children that visit and to use the pool. We would also
be extremely concerned about their safety with this new through street. There is also
an open grass field just east of this proposed road extension that neighborhood
children often play and would be at risk with the increased traffic.
Thank you for your consideration of our concerns.
Sincerely,
Britton and Courtney Wells
1923 E Golden Oak Ct.
Meridian, ID 83646
(208) 391-8388