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Machelle Hill
From:Susan Fillman <SueFillman@live.com>
Sent:Wednesday, March 08, 2017 4:19 PM
To:Bill Nary; C.Jay Coles; Machelle Hill; Joshua Beach; Caleb Hood
Cc:Lynn Southam; JoAnn Butler
Subject:Re: Response to Request for Reconsideration
Good afternoon:
Since JoAnn Butler has had an opportunity to respond to our requests for reconsideration, I'd
like to respond to Ms. Butler. As a citizen of Meridian, this request for reconsideration is my
opportunity to provide information that I believe has not been considered. Please attach this to
my original request that was filed with the city clerk.
I'd like to point out once more that I did attempt to get information on this project - twice -
and NO ONE responded.
To recap, briefly, what I believe to be important omissions in this decision:
(1) I believe that the additional traffic to be generated by the construction of the new Rock
Harbor church has not been taken into consideration.
(2) The community was to be developed with two collectors, Tree Farm Way and Black Cat
Road. To build the additional homes without the completion of the second collector should not
be approved. The additional traffic will place an undue burden on the hundreds of families who
already deal with traffic issues at the intersection of Tree Farm Way and Chinden. There are
safety concerns, as well as emergency access concerns, that we believe are being minimized by
the developer.
(3) Since the residents of SpurWing Greens are being asked to shoulder the burden of
construction traffic, then the additional trips per day from new residents, it is an issue of
fairness that the residents of SpurWing Greens should have been provided with adequate
notice that the exception to the ACHD policy (3000 trips per day) was being requested. I
agree with Ms. Butler - I am very disappointed that the ACHD staff recommendation to require
the extension of Black Cat was ignored. Just because it was done legally, does not mean that
was handled fairly.
(4) I am truly concerned that the congestion generated by construction and the additional
homes will negatively impact the values of our properties if Black Cat Road is not extended as a
condition for the approval of the development.
The developer is already benefiting from others who made considerable financial investments in
developing SpurWing Greens. The fact that SpurWing Greens is adjacent to the proposed
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development adds value to it. It would seem that construction of the Black Cat Road extension
should not be too much to ask.
We hope that our request for reconsideration is approved. Hundreds of homeowners in here
should have a right to be heard.
Sue Fillman
From: Bill Nary < bnary@meridiancity.org >
Sent: Wednesday, March 8, 2017 1:20 PM
To: C.Jay Coles; Machelle Hill; Joshua Beach; Caleb Hood
Cc: Lynn Southam; JoAnn Butler; Susan Fillman
Subject: RE: Response to Request for Reconsideration
I hate when I forget to attached the exhibit.
From: Bill Nary
Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2017 1:16 PM
To: C.Jay Coles; Machelle Hill; Joshua Beach; Caleb Hood
Cc: Lynn Southam; JoAnn Butler; Susan Fillman
Subject: Response to Request for Reconsideration
Please add to the file on this request.
Bill Nary | City Attorney & Risk Manager
City of Meridian | City Attorney’s Office
33 E. Broadway Ave., Meridian, Idaho 83642
Phone: | 208-898-5506
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