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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLetter from Jensens 9/17/04 To: City of Meridian RE C E IVED J? 2004 CjlY OF MERIDIAN {""r",'" t=~ '" j 'Uld{r(OFFIU~ Thursday September 16, 2004 From: Rick and Faith Jensen Subject: Comments on the proposed Centennial LLC. Subdivision Rick and Faith Jensen, husband and wife, owners of the residence and property at 3720 West Pine A venue, Meridian, Idaho, a home less than 300 feet from the proposed Centennial LLC. Subdivision. 1. We join our neighbors on West Pine in opposing the proposed housing development based on housing density and give permission to the West Pine group to represent us at the City Council Meeting. We oppose this because we believe the proposed housing density will have an adverse affect on our property value. Keeping our property value high is of utmost importance to us. We are not opposed to progress or to a development on this property but we feel that the proposed development will decrease our property value because of the low cost of the homes to be constructed. 2. We are concerned about maintaining our life style and privacy due to the close proximity of this development to our property. Specifically the proposed walking path and pocket park. Photo #1 shows our home, swimming pool, and front yard a considerable investment. Part of this investment is the privacy the location provides. The proposed development will have an adverse affect on our privacy and therefore on our investment and property value. Photo #2 is taken from the edge of our swimming pool toward the location of the proposed walking path. The path will be in front of the haystack. The distance from the swimming pool to our fence is 75 feet. Photo #3 is taken from our fence. The individual in the photo is standing where the proposed walking path will be constructed a distance of 105 feet. This will have an adverse affect on our privacy. Due to the impact on our privacy, if the development is approved, we are asking that the developer pay for the construction of a berm with mature landscaping that would wrap the comer of our property. American Wilderness Landscaping has provided a bid of $5,600. Signed: Rick Jensen I(;.t.k I/~~ . ¡J Faith Jensen ~ UW NKKll.:UNTKAl.:TUK AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT, made this by and between Owner, and the Contractor. 18th Rick & Failh Jensen American Wildemess Landscape day of August AD. 20 04 hereinafter called the hereinafter called For the consideration hereinafter named, the said Owner covenants and agrees with said Contractor, as follows: FIRST. The Contractor agrees to furnish all material and perform all work necessary to comp1ete the Create privacy berm in fronl yard area soon 10 be subject 10 new construction of sub division. Berm is to mainlain property value & visual balance to homeowners. for the above named structure, according to the plans and specifications (details thereof to be furnished as needed) of N/A Arehitec~ and to the full satisfaction of said Architect or Owner. SECOND. The Contractor agrees to promptly begin said work as soon as notified by said Architect or OWner, and to com. plete the work as follows: Design & construct a berm using topsoil, & professional grade weed fabric & pin. Included in this bid is the price for regular grind bark mulch as the ground cover. Homeowner may choose decorative rock gravel for ground cover for an am mended price to Ihls bid. Rear of berm 10 be retained with two - layers of railroad lies continuing the lenglh of Ihe berm unlillaper no longer requires retaining. The price of this bid also includes approx. 5000 Ibs. of- retaining/decorative stone. The following plants are included in this bid: Three conifers (two Auslralian pines & one Scotch pine), two Arctic willows & one. Sand cherry bush. All delivery, labor & maleriais is included in this bid. Owner agrees to cleariy mark all sprinkler heads & pipe. Owner is also responsible for any changes that will be needed 10 the sprinkler syslem. Any addilional malerials, labor or deliveries will be agreed upon & included as an - ammendment to this bid THIRD. The Cootractor shall take out and pay for Workmen's Compensation and Public Liability Insurance, also Prop- erty Damage and all other necessary insurance, as required by the Owner, Architect or by the State in whicb this work is performed. FOURTH. The Contractor shall pay all Sales Taxes, Old Age Benefit and Unemploymenl Compensation Taxes upon the material and labor furnished under this contrac~ as required by the United States Government and the State in which this work is performed. FIFTH. No extra work or changes under this contract will be recogoized or paid for, unless agreed to in writing before the work is done or the changes made. SIXTH. This contract shall not be assigoed by the Contractor without fITs! obtaioing pemtission in writing from the Archi- tect or Owner. All Sub-contracts shall be subject to the approval of the Architect or Owner. IN CONSIDERATION WHEREOF, the said Owner agrees that he will pay to the said Contractor, $ for said materials aDd work, said amount to be paid as follows: Fifty percenl ( $2807.20) paid upon contract signing with the remaining fifty percent ($2807.20) 10 be paid al completion of work. 5614.40 The contractor and the Owner for themselves, their successors, executors, administrators and assigos, hereby agree to the full performance of the covenants of this agreement. Witoesses: Own", ~J'k ~~~.-/ Con"',,'", OE,z CONTRACTORS FORMS FORM NO. EZ 106 (£J P~--I-v --h-~ ÞWL ~ Ce.-> -fz>w~vd LòCA-h'ð1--- c> t- fiõ fo,;.e.d WCL([<'¿ ~ (JeLR @ t>U-í \Vì\J(?&t-vY\{'n1- @ \Jl-eW {r"", -e'\SG ð{~¡ --tow<>..vL Ç)í'op0secl Sl-k lWM\4Lf\.Ct, ÇJClt-h ~\,ç. 5\cte 9J h:lj s+-Qc:E).