2019-09-30 Michael Fletcher1
Charlene Way
From:Michael Fletcher <corporalturbo@gmail.com>
Sent:Sunday, September 29, 2019 9:33 PM
To:Sharon Fletcher; Meridian City Clerk; movadohomeowners@gmail.com
Subject:Objection to Silverstone Apartments expansion.
Hello,
My name is Michael Fletcher. My wife is Sharon Fletcher. I am writing this email on behalf of both of us. She is copied on
this email.
This email is to document our expressed objection to Silverstone Apartments, LLC asking to expand their existing
conditional use permit referenced as (File #H-2019-0104).
Our address is 1869 South Tristram Lane, Meridian, Idaho 83642. My wife and I purchased our new home located within
the gated community named The Village accessible off of Movado Way - south of Overland.
We closed on our new home March 28, 2019. Leading up to the purchase of our home - no one advised us of the
projected apartment development planned along the south side of Overland Avenue.
After we moved into our new home, we were told that a new commercial development was going in there. That was
exciting to hear - believing that local businesses such as a dry cleaners or a coffee shop would come in to support our
three residential communities but now to realize that this commercially zoned property is being developed with densely
populated apartments is very disappointing.
And yet - now they have requested to expand even more and develop densely populated, multi-family apartments
across this commercial property and onto the eastern edge of Movado Way. This is unacceptable.
As a previously licensed realtor serving the Treasure Valley for over (8) Years - I’ve seen the explosive growth across this
valley. The proposal to potentially add dozens of apartments in such a small, compacted area along the very busy
Overland Avenue will only bring more congestion, traffic and even the potential for increased crime into this
neighborhood.
My wife and I are both retired law enforcement officers and we have personal experiences with densely populated
apartment complexes and the challenges that they bring.
Then by allowing the heavy vehicle traffic in and out of the proposed apartment complex onto Movado way will cause
serious combustion and delays in and out of the three residential communities (The Greens, The Village, and The
Estates) that use Movado Way as the primary access to our homes.
The distance from the southern curb of Overland to what would be the entrance / exit from the apartments onto
Movado Way seems too short and could cause the risk of accidents and back-up - with or without adding a signal at the
intersection of Overland at Movado Way.
Lastly - we are concerned about this apartment complex will have a negative affect on our property value and our resell
value. We consciously invested our money into Movado at Meridian because of the quality of life, the quiet and well
thought out development that we understood this residential community to be.
Respectfully,
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Michael Fletcher
Sharon Fletcher
Homeowners
1869 South Tristram Lane
Meridian, Idaho 83642
(208) 570-0010