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Machelle Hill
From:Peggy Gardner
Sent:Friday, November 18, 2016 4:24 PM
To:Jim Dilley; mayortammy
Cc:kgoldthorpe@achdidaho.org; Joshua Beach; mwallace@achdidaho.org; Machelle Hill;
C.Jay Coles
Subject:RE: FIRENZE PLAZA
Dear Mr. Dilley:
Your email has been received by the Mayor’s Office. We appreciate you contacting us to let us know of your concerns
for the proposed development in your area. I will forward your comments to our City Clerk for the public record and
they will be included in the packet the Mayor and Council members receive for the public hearing. Once an application
is made, Mayor and Council are only able to make comments during the public hearing. I see you have included ACHD
Commissioner Kent Goldthorpe on this email and have plans to discuss your concerns with Ada County Highway
District. This is a great start as they are also part of the public approval process
I have copied Josh Beach, the staff member assigned to this project. He will be able to answer any questions you may
have regarding the proposed development. Thank you for your comments and being part of the public process.
Thank you for being part of the public process.
Peggy Gardner | Administrative Assistant to Mayor
City of Meridian | Office of Mayor Tammy de Weerd
33 E Broadway Avenue, Meridian, Idaho 83642
Phone: 208 489-0529| Fax: 208 884-8119
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From: Jim Dilley [mailto:komoshan@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, November 18, 2016 4:03 PM
To: mayortammy
Cc: kgoldthorpe@achdidaho.org; Joshua Beach; mwallace@achdidaho.org; Machelle Hill
Subject: FIRENZE PLAZA
Shane Komoda
2559 E Mount Etna Dr
Meridian, ID 83642
Mayor Tammy de Weerd
33 E. Broadway Ave
Meridian, ID 83642
2
11/18/2016
Mayor de Weerd,
I am writing in regards to the proposed business development at the corners of Amity and Eagle roads (Firenze
Plaza). I am a resident of the Tuscany subdivision and a parent of three children under the age of 7. The
current proposal extends Mount Etna Dr. through a business development all the way to Eagle road, which
raises serious safety issues as well as traffic flow concerns.
My primary issue with current proposal is the direct access from subdivision into the business
development. Direct access from Mount Etna into the development would most certainly increase traffic on a
residential street not only from the Tuscany subdivision, but surrounding areas as well. There are many
families on the street that will be negatively affected by such traffic. There are currently no less than 18
children under the age of 12 in a 2 house radius from my residence. We (the neighbors) already have
submitted a request to ACHD for speed bump placement/assessment given the amount and speed of traffic on
our residential street. No other business developments researched (ie Albertsons at Five Mile and Overland,
etc.) have direct access to residential streets secondary to the safety concerns raised and as such we strongly
oppose having such access in our subdivision. In addition to the direct traffic on our street there would be
increased traffic on Montague, which is a main artery to Siena Elementary. Many children in the subdivision
walk or bike to the school on a daily basis, greatly increasing the potential for an accident
I would request the city review and oppose the aforementioned access into the subdivision on behalf of our
residents. Many of the residents in the subdivision have contacted ACHD and the business developers to
reconsider extending the street through to Eagle road. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Regards,
Shane Komoda