2019-06-20 Mona Tippets1
Charlene Way
From:Stephanie Leonard
Sent:Thursday, June 20, 2019 2:52 PM
To:missmonarn@gmail.com; Bill Parsons
Cc:Meridian City Clerk
Subject:RE: For Meridian City Council
Good afternoon Mona,
Thank you for your thoughtful feedback and thoughts regarding the Three Corners Ranch subdivision application.
I’ve forwarded your email on to the City Clerk to add to the public record for the project.
As I’m sure you’re aware, the City Council hearing is next Tuesday June 25 th starting at at 6 PM, if you’d like to join
us and voice your thoughts then as well.
Thank you,
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: Mona Tippets <missmonarn@gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2019 2:20 PM
To: Bill Parsons <bparsons@meridiancity.org>; Stephanie Leonard <sleonard@meridiancity.org>; Ramona tippets
<missmonarn@gmail.com>
Subject: For Meridian City Council
Please send to Meridian City Council.
Thanks
As president of the Dunwoody HOA, I am writing you to thoughtfully consider the current design of the Three
Corners Ranch (TCR) and the dangers of using Dunwoody Court as the primary entrance from the west to
TCR.
We as Dunwoody residents are not opposed to the development of the sister neighborhood of Three Corners.
We appreciate and support the internal design, density and gated community aspects of the proposal. Our
biggest frustration and concern is turning a private driveway that accesses Dunwoody Court into one of two
main entrances of TCR instead of using the designated stub streets that were originally planned. If Dunwoody
needs to be used as emergency access only, we are in support of that option.
Dunwoody Court is a dead end street for 15 homes. It is a narrow, rural street with mature landscaping creating
blind corners and icy curves in the winter. Dunwoody court is lacking paved shoulders, lacking designated bike
lane and sidewalks lacking street lights and gutter drainage. There are several children that bike to school and
walk to the bus stop and neighboring homes. Current traffic with cautious driving from 15 home owners does
not pose a significant threat to our street. With the proposal of increased traffic from TCR of adding 200-500
vehicular trips a day to this street with added pedestrians and bikers, it absolutely causes a significant safety
hazard for both Dunwoody and TCR residents that would use this street.
There are stub streets that are already fully developed that are safe and originally planned for accessing this
neighborhood. Dvorak, Sweet Valley Avenue, Barclay and Stafford all stub this area and have adequate width
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of road with sidewalks and lighting. They need no safety improvements. Simply adjusting the internal lots of
TCR and creating access from these streets will provide safety for everyone. Sweet Valley Avenue, which
would join the sister community of Three Corners to this development, was agreed upon in writing by the
developer to be used for access when this land was developed yet is not occurring in the plan. We are confused
why this is being allowed and why wouldn't Three Corners and Three Corners Ranch want to be connected?
We as a subdivision have met over the last 9 months several times with the developer expressing our concerns.
We have proposed ideas and alternatives to try to come to a win/win situation and have been ignored. We have
just recently met with them again and they stated that the developer will not financially contribute to improving
the safety of Dunwoody by adding sidewalks or other improvements. They told us they would help create a
volunteer task force of our residents to research funding options. We are all confident that this will be a timely
process with little results because this will be a several hundred thousand dollar improvement project that only
needs to be done with the addition of this development. Again, it is confusing that they are not using streets that
already have the safety measures in place to use as an entrance for TCR.
There have been several members of ACHD and Meridian Planning and Zoning Committees that have voiced
high concern and disagreements with using Dunwoody Court as an entrance. They have placed conditions of
approval to the plan that the developer has told us are "recommendations only and we disagree with those
recommendations."
We urge you to please consider these safety issues that would be created using Dunwoody Court as an entrance
to TCR. This is a safety issue that could be solved with the simple redesign of the plan accessing roads that
were designed, planned and agreed upon to be used for this exact development. Please stop this current design
of Three Corners Ranch. We live in a family friendly city of Meridian and want to keep it that way in every
neighborhood.
Sincerely,
Mona Tippets
1938 E Dunwoody Ct.
On a personal note, I wanted to submit another testimony.
Please consider the following-
Moving traffic west to Locust Grove is the intent of using Dunwoody Court as an entrance to TCR. Other and
better options to get to Locust Grove include using stub streets Sweet Valley Ave to Three Corners Drive and
Dvorak through Vienna Woods. Both of these would allow a wider and safer entrance to Locust Grove than
Dunwoody would at Locust Grove. If a traffic light were to be installed along Locust Grove, Vienna
Woods would make the most sense or a Crosswalk light at Three Corners Dr in front of or to the side of
Ambrose school. There has been a voiced concern about increasing traffic through Three Corners Drive
because of Ambrose school. I am a parent of 4 kids under 12 years old. I understand the concern. However, like
all schools, traffic can become congested at peak school hours. Ambrose school is continuing to add to their
campus. and can add in crosswalks, lights, have a crossing guard etc. Ambrose school is more fully equipped to
handle traffic and put in safety measures than Dunwoody Ct. I have served many years on a PTA board, I know
that a school looking for public or private funding for safety improvements has a higher probability obtaining it
than a rural street of 15 homes. In short, there are many options that a school can implement to increase safety
than a neighborhood street.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Mona
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