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Home My WebLink AboutPZ - Public Testimony1 Barbara Shiffer From:Joshua Beach Sent:Monday, August 15, 2016 7:06 AM To:Barbara Shiffer; C.Jay Coles; Charlene Way; Jaycee Holman; Machelle Hill Subject:FW: Paisley Meadows development Public comment for Paisley Meadows (H-2016-0089) Josh Beach | Associate City Planner City of Meridian | Community Development Department 33 E. Broadway Ave., Meridian, Idaho 83642 Phone: 208-489-0576 Built for Business, Designed for Living www.opportunitymeridian.org All e-mail messages sent to or received by City of Meridian e-mail accounts are subject to the Idaho law, in regards to both release and retention, and may be released upon request, unless exempt from disclosure by law. -----Original Message----- From: Cathy Martin [ mailto:cathym1034@gmail.com ] Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2016 4:38 PM To: Joshua Beach Subject: Paisley Meadows development Dear City Officials, My name is Catherine Martin and I own a home at 4253 S Overhill Rd. In the Bellingham Park community. I am OPPOSED to allowing the developers of Paisley Meadows to use any street in our community for access to their development. They need to creat an entrance on Amity. All they want is make money and are not concerned about the citizens of Meridian. I've served for thirteen years on a Planning And Zoning Commission in Grapevine, Texas and know what damage construction trucks can do to street in a subdivision. The two or three houses they will lose by creating a nice entrance on Amity will not hurt their bottom line but the damage to our streets will cost the City in repairs. Remember each new house will have a minimum of two cars entering and exiting the neighborhood daily. We do not need the extra traffic. Sorry I can not attend as I will be out of town. Thank you for your attention to this important matter. Sent from my iPad 1 Barbara Shiffer From:Joshua Beach Sent:Thursday, August 11, 2016 8:07 AM To:Barbara Shiffer; Charlene Way; Jaycee Holman; Machelle Hill Subject:FW: Paisley Meadows Dr. Woodward, Thank you for your comments. I’ll make sure that they are included in the public record for this project. Please also attend the public hearing on August 18 th at 6pm here at City Hall. Josh Beach Associate Planner Community Development Department 33 E. Broadway Avenue Meridian, Idaho 83642 Phone: (208)489-0576 Fax: (208)888-6854 jbeach@meridiancity.org From: Todd Woodward [ mailto:dr.woodward@hotmail.com ] Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2016 10:02 PM To: Joshua Beach Subject: Paisley Meadows Josh, I am writing to voice my opposition to the proposed subdivision "Paisley Meadows" by Hayden Homes, LLC as it is currently proposed. I am a Bellingham Park resident, as well as a director on the HOA board. We currently have very heavy traffic use of Wrightwood road, with Estancia, Bella Park and Tuscany subdivisions utilizing this road. An addition of 75 homes using Wrightwood in Bellingham Park will cause much more traffic use as well as major safety concerns. Wrightwood road already has many speeders, in excess of 50 mph. ACHD refuses to acknowledge this speeding problem. There are many kids that live and play along this road, and their safety is being ignored. Also, the amount of construction traffic that goes along with building will cause more usage of Wrightwood. I feel that Hayden Homes should be required to add and entrance / exit off of Amity to help alleviate the amount of usage of Wrightwood. ACHD should be required to do an impact study to address the issues many of us in Bellingham Park have brought to their attention. Thank you. Regards, Dr. Todd Woodward 1 Barbara Shiffer From:Joshua Beach Sent:Monday, August 15, 2016 12:50 PM To:Barbara Shiffer; C.Jay Coles; Charlene Way; Jaycee Holman; Machelle Hill Subject:FW: Walk way to Siena Public Comment for Paisley Meadows Subdivision. Josh Beach | Associate City Planner City of Meridian | Community Development Department 33 E. Broadway Ave., Meridian, Idaho 83642 Phone: 208-489-0576 Built for Business, Designed for Living www.opportunitymeridian.org All e-mail messages sent to or received by City of Meridian e-mail accounts are subject to the Idaho law, in regards to both release and retention, and may be released upon request, unless exempt from disclosure by law. From: Carson Miranda [ mailto:Carson.Miranda@westada.org ] Sent: Monday, August 15, 2016 11:38 AM To: Caleb Hood; Joshua Beach Cc: shelley worcester Subject: FW: Walk way to Siena Below is a concern I received from a parent. Paisley Meadows is planning to connect to in Bellingham Park and not to Amity at all. With only 1 entrance and exit to the neighborhood, traffic will increase in the walk zone greatly. From a West Ada School District perspective having an entrance to the neighborhood on Amity will be beneficial for any regular bussing at the high school and middle school level and special needs bussing at all levels. It expedites routes when we have multiple entries from major roads. It will also increase safety for our students walking to school or bus stops by decreasing through traffic. The district would love to see walking connections from this new neighborhood to E Taormina Dr, S Asay Ln, and S Rangewood Way. This type of connectivity is always beneficial for students walking to the school for school, events, and afterhours using the school as a park. Have a great day, Miranda Carson Transportation Liaison West Ada School District 208-855-4500 From: worcester.shelley [ mailto:worcester.shelley@yahoo.com ] Sent: Friday, August 12, 2016 4:35 PM To: Carson Miranda < Carson.Miranda@westada.org > Subject: RE: Walk way to Siena 2 Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone 1 Barbara Shiffer From:Joshua Beach Sent:Wednesday, August 17, 2016 3:28 PM To:Barbara Shiffer; C.Jay Coles; Charlene Way; Jaycee Holman; Machelle Hill Subject:FW: Paisley Meadows Public comments for Paisley Medows Josh Beach | Associate City Planner City of Meridian | Community Development Department 33 E. Broadway Ave., Meridian, Idaho 83642 Phone: 208-489-0576 Built for Business, Designed for Living www.opportunitymeridian.org All e-mail messages sent to or received by City of Meridian e-mail accounts are subject to the Idaho law, in regards to both release and retention, and may be released upon request, unless exempt from disclosure by law. From: Jerri [ mailto:jateibel@yahoo.com ] Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2016 3:25 PM To: Joshua Beach Cc: Clarissa Amos Subject: Paisley Meadows Dear Mr. Beach, I read with interest the public notice regarding a new subdivision under proposal in the vicinity of Amity and Locust Grove Rds.known as Paisley Meadows. I understand that Hayden Homes has made this request from the City for approval. My concern is the use of existing streets in the Estancia and Bellingham Park subdivisions to accommodate this development. I am under the impression that this new community will have 75 homes at full build out. According to national averages, each home has 2.5 drivers per household. At full build out that means that over 187 cars will be driving through the existing neighborhoods to enter and exit the new community. This is not acceptable! The current homeowners deserve a better environment than this. We have children crossing streets and walkers navigating the intersections. The added traffic is not conducive to the safety and security we paid for. I understand that an entrance/exit to/from Amity Rd. has not been offered as resolution. My I ask WHY? Is there an additional investment for the builder/developer that has made this option a no-go. I understand that Meridian is one of the fastest growing communities in the State and that new development is a reality. I urge the Council to re-address this matter. Builders and Developers will still come in....even if it costs them more money. Please don't just hand 2 this project over as it stands. Please consi der the existing residents and put their wishes and well being over the developers. This project will still proceed,I am positive. The builders can ( and will) recoup the cost for an Amity Rd entrance through the sale price of the homes. The current homeowners can never recover from the added traffic and unsafe conditions this project will produce. Impact fees can not support the extra stress to our streets over the life of this project. Please consider playing hard ball with these developers and builders. They need you!! They will comply with alternate suggestions. I was a councilman in Indiana for two consecutive terms. When developers approached us about large projects they had to support our first responders with man power and equipment to support the growth. They had to provide infrastructure upgrades (sometimes with recapture agreements) but we NEVER gave them a total free ride. And yes....we also had impact fees. If this developer needs to cough up a few dollars to the City or County for Amity Rd. access....so be it. Please be as loyal to the existing residents as you are to the developers and builders. Jerri Teibel 4217 S. Overhill Way Meridian, Idaho 208-514-2878 1 Barbara Shiffer From:Joshua Beach Sent:Wednesday, August 17, 2016 8:24 AM To:Barbara Shiffer; C.Jay Coles; Charlene Way; Jaycee Holman; Machelle Hill Subject:FW: OBJECTION TO PAISLEY MEADOWS DEVELOPMENT Public comment for Paisley Meadows Josh Beach | Associate City Planner City of Meridian | Community Development Department 33 E. Broadway Ave., Meridian, Idaho 83642 Phone: 208-489-0576 Built for Business, Designed for Living www.opportunitymeridian.org All e-mail messages sent to or received by City of Meridian e-mail accounts are subject to the Idaho law, in regards to both release and retention, and may be released upon request, unless exempt from disclosure by law. From: Kathleen Mercer [ mailto:mercek208@msn.com ] Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2016 7:34 AM To: Joshua Beach Subject: OBJECTION TO PAISLEY MEADOWS DEVELOPMENT The development as proposed should not be given approval. I am a homeowner in adjacent Bellingham Park. Estancia and our subdivision both have large majorities of homeowners with small children. We already have speeding vehicles cutting through to access another Hayden homes subdivision. There is ample road frontage on Amity Road to create an entrance for the 75 homes. That is way too much traffic to force through adjoining subdivisions. Besides construction trucks, the long term daily traffic of at least 150 cars, plus all visitors and delivery vehicles would place an unfair burden on these 2 adjacent neighborhoods. Hayden Homes would have to sacrifice a building lot to create an entrance and blend into the community safely. That is a small contribution towards the long term benefit of three communities in Meridian. Kathleen Mercer 1800 E Deerhill Dr Meridian, ID 1 Barbara Shiffer From:Joshua Beach Sent:Wednesday, August 17, 2016 8:57 AM To:Barbara Shiffer; C.Jay Coles; Charlene Way; Jaycee Holman; Machelle Hill Subject:FW: Paisley Meadows Sub Public comment for Paisley Meadows Sub. Josh Beach | Associate City Planner City of Meridian | Community Development Department 33 E. Broadway Ave., Meridian, Idaho 83642 Phone: 208-489-0576 Built for Business, Designed for Living www.opportunitymeridian.org All e-mail messages sent to or received by City of Meridian e-mail accounts are subject to the Idaho law, in regards to both release and retention, and may be released upon request, unless exempt from disclosure by law. -----Original Message----- From: John Walker [ mailto:jaw2803@hotmail.com ] Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2016 8:55 AM To: Joshua Beach Subject: Paisley Meadows Sub Good morning, I am emailing in regards to the public hearing tomorrow night. I cannot make the meeting due to travel for business, but I do have some concerns about the plans for the new subdivision and was told I could email this address. My home is on the corner of the entrance that would connect Estancia and Paisley Meadows (PM). My biggest concern is the fact the new plans have no access for PM from Amity Road. This will tremendously increase traffic by my home and through our neighborhood as well as Bellingham, our neighboring subdivision to the north. At 75 homes with and average of two cars per home, that increases traffic to 300 vehicles passing through per day (75 homes x 2 cars x twice a day). Another concern is the noise pollution of the construction crews traveling through the neighborhoods due to he fact those entrances will be the only way for them to get to the building sites. Both of the above also play a part of the wear and tear of our neighborhood roads that PM will not be held responsible for if repairs at needed from the extra traffic. Thank you for the consideration of my thoughts and I ask to please be in formed on any changes that may affect this new development's plans. Thanks, John Walker 280.724.5284 1 Barbara Shiffer From:Joshua Beach Sent:Thursday, August 18, 2016 8:08 AM To:Barbara Shiffer; C.Jay Coles; Charlene Way; Jaycee Holman; Machelle Hill Subject:FW: Paisley Meadows Public comment for Paisley Meadows Josh Beach | Associate City Planner City of Meridian | Community Development Department 33 E. Broadway Ave., Meridian, Idaho 83642 Phone: 208-489-0576 Built for Business, Designed for Living www.opportunitymeridian.org All e-mail messages sent to or received by City of Meridian e-mail accounts are subject to the Idaho law, in regards to both release and retention, and may be released upon request, unless exempt from disclosure by law. From: Clarissa Amos [ mailto:clarissa.amos11@yahoo.com ] Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2016 5:08 PM To: Joshua Beach Subject: Paisley Meadows Good afternoon, I would like to first thank you for speaking with me over the last couple weeks in regards to the proposed development of Paisley Meadows at the end of our subdivision,Bellingham Park. Second I would like to again express my concern over the proposed plans of Paisley Meadows using our entrance as their main entrance which will connect off S Rangewood . We already have an exsisting issue with speeders and have had a couple speed tests done unfortunately we currently don't qualify for speed bumps, I would like to see another study done when the subdivision is completed or close to completion. With the increase of traffic it also causes a great concern over the safety of the children in our subdivision that play outside and cross Wrightwood to play at the park. It is my understanding that they will also have access through White Bark that is a proposed subdivision going in on the N side of Amity via Marsala which will help alleviate traffic in the future, however it doesn't help our current situation. I would like to ask that the developers have a temporary construction access from Amity to use for ALL construction vehicles and that the developer post no construction traffic signs at the entrance of E Wrightwood and S Glenmere. I understand that development is inevitable, however the safety of our children and existing homeowners is a top priority. Thank you for your time. I will be in attendance at the hearing and hope the concerns are heard. Clarissa Amos Bellingham Park Board of Director 1 Barbara Shiffer From:Joshua Beach Sent:Thursday, August 18, 2016 8:09 AM To:Barbara Shiffer; C.Jay Coles; Charlene Way; Jaycee Holman; Machelle Hill Subject:FW: Paisley Meadows and Amity Access Paisley Meadows public comment Josh Beach | Associate City Planner City of Meridian | Community Development Department 33 E. Broadway Ave., Meridian, Idaho 83642 Phone: 208-489-0576 Built for Business, Designed for Living www.opportunitymeridian.org All e-mail messages sent to or received by City of Meridian e-mail accounts are subject to the Idaho law, in regards to both release and retention, and may be released upon request, unless exempt from disclosure by law. From: Kasteinhauser [ mailto:kasteinhauser@aol.com ] Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2016 11:10 PM To: Joshua Beach Subject: Paisley Meadows and Amity Access Morning, I would like to voice my concern about the upcoming Paisley Meadows using the Estancia and Bellingham roads for access. I live at 1916 E Grayson which is right off of Amity. I can't speak for the other entries but from what i see happing at mine this is going to be a disaster. Cars come around the corner where Glenmere mets Grayson are going to fast then realize they need to make a left hand turn and hit the median. Since there are no stop signs, I have see near misses with people coming off of Amity and the Gleamere traffic. I know that I have to be careful backing out of my driveway because of I can't see the folks coming around the corner. Then there are the kids. The drivers are not looking out for them. Please have Paisley Meadows install a road to Amity. If that is not possible please have speed bumps and stop signs installed. Katherine Steinhauser 1916 E Grayson St 719-432-9781