2019-12-04 Chris Zimmer1
Charlene Way
From:Josha Iverson
Sent:Wednesday, December 04, 2019 1:38 PM
To:chris zimmer
Cc:mayortammy; Charlene Way; Chris Johnson
Subject:RE: Public hearing H-2019-0068
Chris,
Thank you for your email, it has been received by the Mayor’s Office. We appreciate you taking time to share your
thoughts and comments with us about Project H-2019-0068
Because this project is part of an open application, our City Council members are prohibited from commenting outside
the public hearing. We take public feedback seriously and want you to know that we have received your email and have
read your comments.
Your email has been forwarded to our City Clerk and will be included in the public record. We invite you to check the
City’s website, meridiancity.org , for additional information regarding the development.
Thank you again for contacting up with your concerns.
Josha Iverson| Administrative Assistant
City of Meridian | Mayor’s Office
33 E. Broadway Ave., Meridian, Idaho 83642
Phone: (208) 489-0529 |Fax: (208) 884-8119
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From: chris zimmer <ctzimmer@gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 3, 2019 9:56 PM
To: mayortammy <mayortammy@meridiancity.org>
Subject: Public hearing H-2019-0068
Dear Mayor Tammy,
The recent Meridian election focused heavily on responsible growth. This is your chance to be responsible. I
am adamantly opposed to rezoning a parcel, referenced in public hearing H-2019-0068, at McMillan and
Goddard Creek, to allow for 40 townhomes. As a resident of the neighborhood near this development, I have
strong concerns about the population density such a project would create.
The concerns I have are as follows. Two surrounding elementary schools are already overcrowded. My
children have attended both schools, and recently my daughters 4th grade class had over 30 students with one
teacher. The sidewalk around the circumference of the neighborhood is not completed (After 15 years of
existence), requiring you to cross a busy road or walk through undeveloped land to access neighborhood
businesses. There are exposed irrigation ditches along the walking routes to the neighborhood school from this
parcel, with no crosswalks. Three of the four sides of the neighborhood have roads that are only two
2
lanes. There is already a large apartment complex in this area. It does not need and cannot handle another
complex of many homes.
Adding this townhome complex would not be responsible and would not be good for this area. Please do not
change the current zoning to allow for townhome construction and make the responsible choice. Thank you for
your time and consideration.
Chris Zimmer
Meridian Resident