2019-10-24 Kevin Johnson1
Charlene Way
From:Kevin Johnson <kdoyler@gmail.com>
Sent:Thursday, October 24, 2019 11:34 AM
To:Meridian City Clerk
Subject:Silverstone Apartment (H-2019-0104) public hearing comment
To whom it may concern,
I would like to voice my great concern over adding hundreds of additional apartments around the Movado subdivision. I
just bought my beautiful new home 3 months ago and have lived in south Meridian for the last 12 years. I have seen
numerous changes some have been good and other bad. I am very concerned about the cascading impact of
apartments of that magnitude on traffic and the lives of people that have decided to move and invest in living in south
Meridian. Below are some reasonable arguments against allowing these apartments to be built in my neighborhood.
1. According to Realtor.com a high density of renters decrease the property value by 13.8. I absolutely refuse to
take that kind of a hit to the value of my brand new beautiful home! For reference homeless shelters drag down
values at 12.7% and strip clubs drag it down at 14.7%. Source: https://www.realtor.com/news/trends/things-
that-affect-your-property-value/
2. Crime in dense lower cost housing will increase and that crime is likely spill over into my crime free
neighborhood. I found hundred of searchable references on this topic.
3. I would estimate that my HOA fees would likely increase as our parks, walking paths, and common areas are not
exclusive to home owners. Vandalism and general mistreatment of the grounds in the Movado subdivision will
be adversely impacted. Having lived in apartments and in homes near apartments this was clearly observable
from my experiences.
4. On the top of traffic, ACHD did an impact study on the large number of homes being built in south Meridian and
concluded it would have no impact on traffic in and around Eagle. That study was very clearly wrong and
misguided. The fact that I have to wait 4 times to get through the traffic light on Eagle and Overland is
an obvious impact. 400 apartments has the potential to add 800 cars to a very small geogra phy with no plans for
handling this traffic. Additionally if these vehicle are forced to use Movado Way, the entrance to my subdivision,
or other egress points in the area it will turn this area of Meridian from a desirable area to an area we will want
to flee.
Thank you for you consideration
Kevin Johnson
Movado subdivision
E. Divide Pass St
Meridian, ID. 83642
2088097185