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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2-22-17.RequestLYNN Wm. SOUTHAM 6408 North Salvia Way Meridian, Idaho 83646 (303) 916-1009 lwslawagniail.com February 16, 2017 The Honorable Mayor Tammy de Weerd and Members of the City Council City of Meridian, Idaho 33 East Broadway Avenue, Suite 300 Meridian, Idaho 83641 }� t o FEB 2 17 CITY OFCI;fuiv CITY CLERKS OFFICE Re: Tree Farm Subdivision (H2016-0128) Dear Mayor de Weerd and Members of the Meridian City Council, At the request of a number of residents in the SpurWing Greens Subdivision, and in my own interest as well, I am writing to protest construction and resident traffic through our subdivision incident to the development of a subdivision, not associated with ours, in the area immediately to the west of Spurwing Greens and north of Chinden and which is already, or can be, accessed from Black Cat. Though I am an attorney and have been licensed to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the Supreme Court of Colorado, the Supreme Court of Iowa, and the United States Court of Military Appeals, I have informed my neighbors and fellow residents that I am retired from the practice of the law and that I have never been licensed to practice in Idaho. Therefore, this letter is not written by way of legal representation of those who have asked me to write you. Rather, it is an attempt to inform and alert you to issues pertaining to public policy and public safety which are at the heart of your responsibilities as our elected leaders. 1 trust my observations will be of help to you as you consider the petitions, letters, phone calls, and other contacts you are experiencing from the residents of SpurWing Greens Subdivision who, along with the citizens of Meridian, have entiusted you with a solemn duty to protect them and their property in matters such as this. To facilitate this presentation, I have attached three exhibits, two of which have attachments. Exhibit 1 is a copy of a letter from Robert Neufeld to you which addresses the issue of traffic volume and flow through our subdivision and which already exceeds the acceptable traffic counts for the only entrance and exit into and out of our subdivision and which the new project will compound with its construction vehicles and the traffic of the residents who purchase the 90 new homes planned for construction over the next couple of years. Mr. Neufeld's presentation makes clear that the ACRD staff strongly recommended against approval of this project. However, the ACHD Commission ignored its own staff s recommendations that the project not be approved. This was done without even acknowledging or commenting on the recommendation. ACHD proceeded to approve the proposal and passed it on to you for final approval without, apparently, informing you of the recommendations of its staff and the reasons why their staff was against approving the proposal. As an attorney, I find that very interesting and a fact I would want to have at my disposal in the event future events called for such information. The fact that children board and exit school buses at the intersection of Tree Farm (the primary road the new project will severely impact), and Tree Haven is something that our neighborhood is very worried about. Additionally, the resident traffic at the intersection of Tree Farm and Chinden is already complicated because of the traffic light sequencing and the sheer volume of people going to and from work at the same time construction and other vehicles from the new subdivision will be there makes a recipe for disaster in the future. Attachments A and B to Exhibit I are photos of the intersection of Tree Farm Way and Tree Haven. Though they are not fully detailed they demonstrate the reality of this intersection already being busy. Every school morning, and afternoon, parents drive to this intersection and park, primarily, along Tree Haven where their children are enter or exit school buses. This is across the street from a large park where the kids play as they wait. These circumstances call to mind the statement that decisions determine destiny. You can decide to let additional traffic, not associated with our subdivision, use our roadways, but that choice will result in consequences with which all of us will hfe to live. Being fore warned or alerted is a serious measure to consider. And when a decision is made to permit an already over -burdened traffic flow to be multiplied by a factor of at least 50%, the chances (indeed the likelihood) for tragedy is significantly, and foreseeably enhanced. With ACRD having been warned by their staff about this traffic flow issue, the question will resonate when the tragedy occurs, "Why didn't somebody listen to the experts who told them not to approve this?" And then follows the obvious inquiry, "What liability do we have for this event?" In reality, even this letter becomes part of the data base for someone who might assert a claim for personal injuries to themselves or their children, or worse, incident to the foreseeable accidents which will, in time, likely occur. Such foreseeable tragedies will result from the refusal, by proper authorities, to follow the recommendations of the very staff entrusted to do the spade work for the ACHD Commission which was entrusted with recommending to you whether or not such a project should be approved. When M3 held a meeting at a motel (in a hard to get to location) in November, many residents from SpurWing Greens showed up to learn about this proposed development. In general, all were opposed to it. Following the meeting when Mr. Neufeld asked Mr. Mark Tate whether M3 would develop Black Cat to handle the construction traffic. He simply responded by saying they would try to get a waiver. It appears that M3 was impacted by the public turn out for their November meeting and likely took steps to insure that the public (the residents of SpurWing Greens Subdivision) was not informed of the formal meetings which were necessary for final approval of its proposals. Exhibit 2 is a letter from Gary Walker. It documents the cavalier approach to this project by M3 Companies LLC, the applicant for this project. Let me list several items in that regard. The first is the letter, Attachment A to Exhibit 2, sent to a few residents in SpurWing Greens, all of whom live on Pira Avenue which is located on the last street on the far -left edge of the attached map, Attachment B to Exhibit 2. Notice that Attachment A to Exhibit 2 makes absolutely no reference to SpurWing Greens or the fact that the entrance into SpurWing Greens will be used by the construction and resident traffic of the new, unaffiliated, subdivision. In fact, look at the map on the letter (Attachment A). There is absolutely nothing on it to suggest IN ANY FASHION, that Tree Farm Vijay will be used to accommodate such traffic. Consequently, there is nothing to put the residents in SpurWing Greens, in general, or on Pira Avenue, in particular, on notice of the intent of the new development to use the only entrance/exit of our subdivision for the construction and resident traffic associated with the new subdivision. A closer look at the reap, Attachment B to Exhibit 2, will also demonstrate the reality of a single entrance/exit at the intersection of Chinden and Tree Farm Way. All homes in the Grove, the Orchard the Reserve, and the Estates of SpurWing Greens use that single entrance/exit. It doesn't take much of an imagination to see how that narrow traffic artery at Tree Farm Way and Chinden becomes clogged even now without the projected burden of the construction and resident traffic of the new, unaffiliated subdivision. However, all of residents in SpurWing Greens will be affected by it if it goes forward. However, except for the few homes on Pira Avenue, none of the homes in SpurWing Greens received any notice of this new project which will significantly, and negatively, impact their ability to get into and out of SpurWing Greens. Further, no Notice of Public Hearing was ever placed where the residents of SpurWing Greens could see it and be aware of it even though they were the ones to be affected by this proposed project. Also, notice that the map on Attachment A to Exhibit 2 fails to show the reality of Black Cat going north off from Chinden towards the proposed subdivision. Yet in M3's discussion with the residents from SpurWing Greens in the November meeting, the drawings it showed those in attendance showed the completed Black Cat leading from Chinden north to the subdivision so that Tree Farm Way would not need to be used by that subdivision in the future. M3 may make the argument that they did place signs alerting people of the proposed subdivision. Though that may be technically correct, let me disclose what M3 actually did. First of all, it placed a sign, Attachment C to Exhibit 2, on the north end of Black Cat, a street which is not open to thru traffic and which leads to no side streets. No one in SpurWing Greens uses this road nor anyone else to my knowledge except for the single family which lives there. The sign is across the road from that house on Black Cat and is approximately 1,000 feet north of Chinden. At some point that sign was apparently blown over and who knows when that happened? It remains on its face at this time so that no one can read it or even be aware of it should they wander down this dead-end road. However, this photo and Attachment D to Exhibit 2 show that Black Cat is a road that could be used for the construction traffic to get nearly to the subdivision site. There is another road, not named, that bends to the right off from Black Cat and goes around the northern end of Jayker Wholesale Nursery, a large nursery on the north side of Chinden. This road could complete access to the proposed subdivision area by construction traffic. At this time large trucks leaving the nursery often go that way in order to access Tree Fawn Way and the stop light controlled intersection at Tree Farm Way and Chinden. And although I am not suggesting that the construction traffic should do the same, I am suggesting that the construction traffic could use that route in a reverse order and go over to Black Cat and down to Chinden thus eliminating the problems associated with the use of Tree Farah Way. ITowever, M3 has made no reference to these roads in its proposal. It appears that it wants to avoid the cost of improving Black Cat as long as possible. And if, in fact, M3 only builds 90 homes, there is apparently no requirement for them to improve BIack Cat and their new residents could continue to use Tree Farm for years to coarse. That would permit M3 time to sell the rest of its property and avoid that expense of improving Black Cat or to ponder its options for the future. Nice. Secondly, M3 placed one sign, Attachment E to Exhibit 2, on a fence located on a dead- end extension off from Pira Avenue. There are no homes on that extension and it bumps up to a fence which prevents anyone from driving through the fence. There is no reason for anyone to use that extension. To complicate matters, with the record snow fall in December and January, the snow was pushed and/or drifted into that extension and was higher than the fence thus hiding the notice. Who knows whether it was placed there before or after the snow fall? As Attachment E demonstrates, even after days of massive melting, the snow on February 15'h is still higher than the fence in some areas and has just recently melted sufficiently for people to see the notice if they approach the extension from the left side. So why would anyone go there for any reason and, by chance, see the notice? The third sign was placed on the backside of Pira and Greenspire Drive (Attachment F to Exhibit 2). The sign is laying on its side for some reason. No one can read it. It was standing for a while during the heavy snow storms and had snow covering most of it so that it could not be read. Of interest is that no one drives in that area except for construction workers who are putting large pipes in the ground. Attachment G to Exhibit 2 shows the condition of Tree Farm at its intersection with Tree Haven looking west to Black Cat Road. This is not a viable roadway for construction and residential traffic from the proposed subdivision along Tree Farm to the intersection with Chinden. It makes more sense to improve Black Cat, if needed, and to exit the proposed subdivision there to get to Chinden. For those who would argue that someone must have seen these signs or else these observations could not be, made, consider the fact that people were sent out to search for any signs advertising public hearings after we heard of the approval of the project by the City of Meridian. In summary, we have a single entrance and exit for our SpurWing Greens subdivision which is located at the intersection of Tree Farm Way and Chinden. It is already being used in excess of the acceptable traffic counts provided to the City of Meridian in other hearings for projects potentially affecting our subdivision. And our city leaders (you or your predecessors) recognizing the impact of funneling already huge traffic flow through a single stop light intersection, with the associated dangers for children boarding or exiting school buses as well as home owners having to wait for prolonged periods to exit our subdivision onto Chinden because of traffic light timing sequences and the increasing traffic on Chinden -- which will only get worse over time, have not approved such additional usage in past hearings. As one trained in the law, and as one personally affected by the actions of M3, I don't have to think long to conclude possible motives on the part of M3 for the approach it has taken to not inform the residents of SpurWing Greens about its plans to use our Tree Farm Way for its own purposes and financial gain. To make it clear, to permit the use of the single entrance/exit at Chinden Blvd and Tree Farms for the construction phase and the proposed Phase I and Phase II of a development (up to 90 homes) expected to take from 2 to 3 years in a project that has absolutely nothing to do with our subdivision is not only a danger to our children, but compounds the problems presently being experienced by our residents entering and exiting our subdivision. Considering the eventual extension of Black Cat, which would lead directly into the planned development, the question is why not extend Black Cat now and remove the serious challenges referenced above. To demonstrate the dangers associated with the traffic flow referenced herein, let me share the following event. Earlier this month Gary Walker was driving his vehicle on Tree Farm Way, going towards Tree Haven. The roadway is divided there by a medium. As he drove he was confronted by a semi -truck driving down Walker's side of the street. The truck had just left the intersection of Tree Farm and Tree Haven and was on his way to the stop light at Tree Farm Way and Chinden. Gary and the truck driver stopped before their vehicles hit each other. The track driver's excuse for driving the wrong way on Walker's side of the street was that his vehicle was too large to snake the right turn which would take him to the stop light. Gary told him he could not do that. The truck driver simply got in his truck and drove on. Gary called the police and reported the incident with the truck driver whose vehicle is owned by Bird, Inc. We have no opposition to homes being built in the new subdivision which is not part of our subdivision. However, it was our understanding that the hearing which was held was to discuss REZONING the property for the new subdivision near SpurWing Greens to less dense housing. At no time were we told that the proposal included language which would permit construction and residential traffic in the new subdivision to utilize our single, two lane entrance/exit of our subdivision. We were not told that because the proposal did not contain such vital information. And since the present use of Tree Farm Way ALREADY EXCEEDS the acceptable traffic counts provide the City in prior hearings, and referenced by the ACRD staff in this case, there was/is no reason to believe the City had changed its position or regard for staff recommendations as reflected in prior hearings for projects not approved, to now let constzuction and new subdivision resident traffic use our roadways regardless of the public interests and public safety issues associated with it. And with a number of homes still being built in our own subdivision this year under prior proj ect approval by appropriate governmental agencies, the problem will only get worse even without the traffic associated with the construction and occupancy in the new subdivision. Consequently, I request for myself, and on behalf of my neighbors and friends, that you reconsider your approval of the proposed subdivision. Require M3 to make other arrangements for the movement of its construction and residential vehicles rather than permitting them to use our streets with the associated risks and realities detailed above. Finally, Exhibit 3 is a public notice of a hearing regarding a study pertaining to the US 20/26 Corridor, I-84 to Eagle Road, highway. It is obvious that something is going to be done affecting Chinden which is Highway 20/26. A timely decision now by the City of Meridian regarding the concerns addressed in this letter may preempt other actions that might otherwise become necessary as the Highway 20/26 issues surface as that roadway is modified in the future. Sincerely, L �. h cc: Office of the Meridian City Attorney Eri Isom"_ T-11-2 � �411 QN, AN u oil V- i EM :N ' ,..Map , -_ f Inti .Tp�MF, i all r. wlL� w 219612017 Signage notification for Tree Farm Subdivision- Iwslaw@gmail.com - GmaiI Gary Walker 2:33 PM (9 hour ago) to me was personally late to the game regarding the public hearings on the Tree Farm Subdivision. I did not receive any notification regarding the hearings even though I will be greatly impacted because of the one entrance and exit to Spurwing Greens/ Orchards/ Estates/ Reserve, which would be used by the new Subdivision as well. The individuals who did received notification by mail were those who primarily live on Pira. My understanding is the letters were received during the height of the winter storms and made no mention that the Spurwing Green entrance would be the only access for the new Subdivision and construction. Those individuals assumed that Black Cat road would be utilized for construction and access to the new Subdivison, Now regarding the signage. There are two signs posted in the most secreted and un -obvious locations. One is located on Snow Cherry off of Pira which is a dead end street with no postal address and no through traffic. The second is on the Subdivision property on BlackCat approximately 500ft. from Chinden. There is one home to the West of the sign and 1 have never seen any cars go down that road unless they are going to the farm house. It is evident to me that public input and therefore public interest was not on the minds of the individuals who posted the signage. It is my sincere hope that the City Council of Meridian reconsider this subdivision until a reasonable traffic solution can be worked out. Sincerely, Gary R. Walker https:l/mail.gwogle.coralmaillu/oMribox/15a48dadbec6fd9e 111 Contact the Community Development Department at 884-5533 for more information. A copy of the application is also available to view on our website at www.merldiancity.org Any and all Interested persons shall be heard at said public hearing and the public is welcome and invited to submit testimony, Written materials should be submitted to the City ClerWs Office at 33 E. Broadway Ave., Meridian, Idaho 83542 no later than 7 days priorto the hearing date listed on this notification. *Anyone desiring accornrnoda- tion for disabilities related to the documents and/or hearings p€ease contact the City Clerk's Office at (208) 858-4433.* C��fIEP,IDIAN--, 33 B. Broadway Ave., Merrdion ID 83642 y� CITY OF MERIDIAN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING .rn ,a ai— •.,, c �, wuy„��{''isy„,�„wrX'r} .at', :lii,rrrlwr�`c�'°. ;waonsNo—s ap%pIf�F+;'L�". • �' ' .N- w5„' ���'5���$^y�Rllth'lic•L.��.� i�44y:��:✓�N�i:l�.r NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Meridian will hold a public hearing at Meridian City Hall, 33 E. Broadway Ave, Meridian, Idaho at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 7, 2097 for the purpose of reviewing and ibe application H-2098-0128 by M3 Compantas, i..LC for a request for a rezone of a portion of property from R-2 (10.17 acres), R-8 (33.84 acres) R-15 (.24 acres) to R-4 (44.26 acres) and rezone C -C (.27 acres) and R-15 (154 square feet) to R-8 (.3 acres) and Preliminary Plat consisting of 181 building lots and 15 common lots on 61.64 acres of land In a proposed R-4 and R-8 zoning districts for Tree Farm Subdivision located at 4740 W, Chinden Blvd, 6786 N PIRA AVE 44�a(6At,� 1q,�x ,:l� r 2_. CD cn o CD 3 0 f -"-w 3 0 CD p ;u U) 'n ocn a:) CD a)�:3 3 - C �° -h' Z3 CD o cc CD �3 -%4(D00CDn o = — 0 M w � cn -n CD �- cD m CD cn o CD 3 0 f -"-w 3 0 CD Black Cat Road looking North From Chinden Why Can't this road be used for construction instead of Tree Farm? P �d f0 -5 1 w � " .✓ /r! Sign posted (#2) on fence off Pira Ave down short side street without homes. 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I N q 1uO T® S JaVY __> '? /% S - Tree Farm from Tree Haven looking west to Black Cat Road �Gt.C�n V NP, - 61 15;7XIA � 4 2-- Robert Neufeld 3756 W Snow Cherry Ct Meridian, Idaho 83646 February 14, 2017 Honorable Mayor and City Council City of Meridian, Idaho 33 E Broadway Ave. Suite 300 Meridian, Idaho 83642 Honorable Mayor and Council Members: Subject: Tree Fann Subdivision (H-2016-0128) At the City Council meeting on February 7, 2017 a public hearing was conducted regarding Tree Farm Subdivision's request for zoning changes to allow for a change in lot size. Your approval of this project allows the developer to proceed with constructing 90 lots of the 176 lot total for the project. Since the archived copy of the minutes are currently unavailable on The City of Meridian website I can only assume there was no report by City Staff or a public discussion of the impacts the increased traffic this subdivision will create on an already overcrowded Tree Farm Way north of Chinden Ave. As a resident of the Spurwing Greens Subdivision I am solely reliant on Tree Farm. Way for entrance and exit to my home. I wish to place a formal objection in the public record of your decision to approve this development without due consideration for the impact of increased traffic on Tree Farm Way. I am also requesting that any and all work currently underway on the new Tree Farm Subdivision be halted until such time as a public hearing has been held to address the impact of this increased traffic on Tree Farm Way north of Chinden Ave. The proposed increase in Average Daily Trips created by the new Tree Farm Subdivision is contrary to ASCHD Policy 7206.3.3. This policy clearly states "that if a proposed development has one access to a public street that is classified as a collector, or if it accesses the public street system, the maximum. forecast ADT (Average Daily Trips) to be allowed at ANY point on the collector street is 3,000". Tree Farm Way is identified by ACHD and the City of Meridian as a collector street and is therefore limited to 3,000 trips per day per ACHD Policy 7206.3.3.Tree Farm Way north of Chinden Ave. had a daily traffic count of 3,070 as of October 2016. The traffic analysis supplied by the developer/applicant before ACHD also noted that approximately 100 home sites within the Spurwing Greens Subdivision have been approved, but have not been built on yet. Those lots would generate an additional 950 trips per day making the total daily trips on Tree Farm Way north of Chinden Ave. approximately 4,020 trips per day, far exceeding Mayor and Council Members Page 2 the 3,000 ADT threshold without the additional traffic from the Tree Farm Subdivision. Adding just the traffic from phase 1 & 2 of the Tree Farm Subdivision would increase the traffic on Tree Farm Way north ofChinden Ave. to approximately 4,885 trips per day. ACRD Staff in their Traffic Findings for Consideration of the developer's application was presented to the ACHD Commissioners and is very specific in their findings. This development (Tree Farm Subdivision) is estimated to generate 1,530 trips per day at build out. The development would have only one public access Street directly to the development without Tree Farm Way. The developer/applicant in his analysis presented to ACRD used the convoluted logic that; 1. Only a short section of Tree Farm Way would exceed the ACRD threshold of 3,000 ADT. 2. The threshold will be exceeded based on existing approved development. 3. With the development of Tree Farm Subdivision, the single collector access will be temporary. The logic utilized by the developer/applicant does not address the length of the temporary increase in traffic or the issue of public safety hazard due to increased construction traffic on the two school bus stops located along Tree Farm Way at Jayker and at Tree Haven Way and Tree Farm Way. Developer/applicant admits that they are aware of the threshold of 3,000 ADT but want to add to that number significantly. ACHD policy is very specific in that "the maximum forecast ADT to be allowed at ANY point on the collector street is 3,000". "This volume may be reduced or increased based upon information received from the lead land use agency, the applicable fire department, and/or emergency services". There is no record that is available to the public that indicates that the lead land use agency (City of Meridian), fire department or emergency services commented on the application before the ACHD Board of Commissioners. It appears that ACRD did not receive any requests except from the developer/applicant for an increase in the ADT and that the City of Meridian did not submit information to ACRD for them to consider authorizing an increase in the ADT. My reading of the ACRD Policy 7206.3.3 indicates that ACHD cannot unilaterally grant an increase or decrease in ADT without a request from the lead land use agency, fire department or emergency services for an increase or decrease in ADT. ACRD not only ignored the recommendation by their own Staff to deny the application and but also appears to have errored in granting the applicants request to increase traffic on Tree Farm Way without a specific request from the lead land use agency, fire department or emergency services. The City of Meridian must protect its constituents by stepping up and reconsider the final approval of the Tree Farms Subdivision until such time as a complete and through review and public hearing is conducted on the traffic impacts. ACRD Staff in their recommendation to the ACRD Commissioners made the following Staff Comments/Recommendations: "ACHD's Traffic Service and Planning Review staff has reviewed the traffic analysis submitted by the applicant's engineer. Staff found the analysis to be technically correct, but does not agree with the recommendation to allow the first 2 phases of the development to use Tree Farm Way to access the site." The staff report concludes with the following statement, "Please see Findings for consideration, V. Mayor and Council Members Page 3 Findings for Consideration; for brevity I will paraphrase the findings as the complete text is included in the ACRD Staff report. District Policy 7026.3.3 any development with only one collector street access to a public street system, the maximum forecast ADT to be allowed at any point on that collector street is 3,000. As the numbers above show the ADT on Tree Farm Way without the buildout of the Spin -wing Greens Subdivision already exceeds the 3,000 trips per day in the ACRD Policy. With the completion of building in the Spurwing Greens Subdivision and the new Tree Farm Subdivision approximately 4,885 ADT will be using Tree Farm Way north of Chinden Way. This is totally unacceptable. I and several hundred residents of the Spurwing Subdivision are currently collecting signatures on petitions to be presented to the Mayor and City Council that state we are opposed to allowing Tree Farm Subdivision to utilize Tree Farm Way as access to their project. In addition I expect that over 100 residents will be in attendance at the Februaty 21, 2017 City council meeting to lend our silent support and to a reasonable and responsible decision by the City Council that recognizes the impact of traffic on existing Spurwing Subdivision. I am asking that the City of Meridian recognize that they must first protect the citizens of the community they are elected to serve and that they cannot, in exercise of their elected duties, allow development of any properties that use Tree Farm Way as access until such time as final improvements are made to Black Cat Rd. north of Chinden Ave.. improvements to Black Cat Rd. including signalization of that intersection with Chinden Ave. will provide an additional entrance and exit to the existing Spurwing Subdivision and any new projects in the impacted area. For the record the majority of the residents of Spurwing Subdivision are not opposed to the Tree Farm Subdivision development, except for the impact that any development will have on the ADT and our ability to utilize Tree Farm Way under the conditions set forth in ACRD Policy 7026.3.3. Respectfully submitted, �a Robert Neufeld US 20/26 Corridor Study, I-84 to Eagle Road 1TD wants to hear from you! The US 20/26 Corridor Study is nearly complete. This is the last public meeting and opportunity to comment on the corridor study. For more information: • Visit our project website: http://apps.itd.idaho.gov/ apps/us2026Corridor Study/default.html • Contact: Adam Rush ITD Public Involvement Coordinator 208.334.8119 adam.rush@itd.idaho.gov �pRHp Idaho Transportation Department a P.O. Box 8028 sA tis Boise, ID 83707-2028 o rp �r�oH nuc 73 G' � �'� Presort Std US Postage paid Boise, ICS Permit Na. 143 277**k*****kt*r**********tet*AUTOt-ALL FOR AADC 836 SOUTHAM LYNN 1-2 6408 N SALVIA WAY MERIDIAN ID 83646-481CI Tuesday, March 7 4to7pm The Ambrose School 6100 N Locust Grove Rd. Meridian, ID 83646 Thursday, March 9 4 to 7 pm Thomas Jefferson Charter School 1309 Adam Smith Ave. Caldwell, ID 83605 WEST WEST IMOF 012621t',% OlLta�40(o(4 The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) has developed an Environmental Assessment (EA) for US 20/26, from 1-84 in Caldwell to Eagle Road. The EA includes recommended roadway improvements and right-of-way needs for the corridor between now and 2040. ITD will hold two public hearings on the US 20/26 Corridor Study project. The public hearings will be an open house format, providing an opportunity for you to learn about the project, ask questions from ITD staff, and provide comments. The public hearings will be from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Those interested are invited to stop by any time between those hours. ITD wants to hear from you! The US 20/28 Corridor Study is nearly complete. This is the last public meeting and opportunity to comment on the corridor study. ITD invites you to review and comment on the Environmental Assessment for the US 20/26 Corridor Study. The Environmental Assessment document is available for public review online at http://apps.itd.idaho.gov /apps/ us2026CorridorStudy/default.htmi. In addition, the website will list locations where hard copies of the EA can be reviewed. The public comment deadline is March 31, 2017. Comments can be submitted and formal testimony can be recorded regarding the assessment at two open -house style public hearings: Tuesday, March 7 4to7pm The Ambrose School 6100 N Locust Grove Rd. Meridian, ID 83646 Thursday, Mauch 9 4to7pm Thomas Jefferson Charter School 1209 Adam Smith Ave. Caldwell, ID 83605 The public hearings are identical and have been scheduled at two locations along the corridor for your convenience. We hope you can attend' However, if you cannot, ITD Public involvement Coordinator please send your comments to this address no PO Box 7129, Boise, ID 83703-9933 later than March 31, 2017: adam.rush@itd.idaho.gov Persons needing an interpreter or special accommodations are urged to contact (208) 3348118 TTY/TDD Users. Dial 711 or (800) 3773529 to use Idaho Relay System. Se fes recomienda a las personas que necesiten un intftrete o arreglos especiales que 11amen al coordinador de participad& publico al (208) 3348119. Usuarios de TTY/TDD: Marque 7110 (800) 377-3329 para usar el sistema de rete de Idaho.